i
......
- " 111 .
■
A 1
ONLY
£1.65
1
HE BEST VALUE
PLAYI NG
POWER
A 'fl|#": - v f ^p^: 'ill 33 E
Spectrovideo is on the
rampoge again. Be there as
ACU investigates the latest
sticks \o hit the market,
LOGGING ON
French based logon System joins the
— deino department as the new
77O952"304O20
Amstrad
R ep air s
If something is wrong with your
Amstrad CPC or PCW, who better to
turn to than the National Repair Centre,
For all repairs to your computer, one low
payment covers diagnosis, repair
(including parts and labour) and delivery
back to you.
The experience and expertise of our
technicians ensures that your computer
is repaired to the highest standard at the
lowest cost,
To schedule a repair
simply call Michelle or Julie
on 0733 391234, quoting ACUR5/92.
Please be ready to give your name,
address, computer type, serial number
and the type of fault.
costs are;
CK464-
CK6128-
PQ/V8256-
PCW8512-
POA/9512-
£57,45
£57.45
£85.00
£86.00
£115.00
Al! prices are inclusive of VAT, and
payment can be made by cheque, postal
order or credit card.
A part refund will be given
if your computer is found beyond
economical repair.
The National Repair Centre is the trading
name of the Facilities Management Group
Ltd an independant repair service and has
no connection with Amstrad PLC.
The National
Repair Centre
0733 3912 3 4
FMG House
Newcombe Way, Orton Southgate
Peterborough PE2 0SF
_JjH_ J -
p *
111
ONE PRICE
COVERS
ALL PARTS
AND
LABOUR
DOT MATRIX
& NOTEBOOK
CITIZEN
■
ALWAYS A
Silica presents some great
offers on the -award winning
range of high quality matri*
printers from Citizen. Each
Citizen printer is by ill in the
UK to exacting standards,
ensuring superb reliability
and output. Our confidence
In Citizen's quality is such
that we are pleased to in-
clude a 2 year guarantee
with Gvery printer. Plus, rf
you buy a Citizen printer
from us, will give you
the Silica Systems Printer
Starter Kit (worth E29.3B),
FREE OF CHARGE!
GOOD IDEA
FREE DELIVERY
FREE STARTER KIT
2 tfElff WARRANTY
Sikca cTkf £ ? v^ar wnarrty ilrKludi^ cm
c/ irtcr wilh rrfry piirrjtr Irori Siirg
WINDOWS 3.0
hza Window*. 3£ drm
incited *Hh IhC Sikca Slsrftr Kil
ffiff COLOUR KIT
kVlih fo*y Swift 9 ind Swfl 2i* priftHr.
ffiff HELPLINE
"flcfmcal Eupqori helpHne apen Anruj cftce hours.
MADF W fflf HIT
144 cps
80 COLUMN
Cittzon - S iHn - 8U column
*tf Printer Suffer + 2 Fonts
Para Ha! tote fines as Standard
Graphics Resotutkirr: 240x240dpi
Epson and !&M Emulation
Pan trfttfitr S bottom feerf
FREE Silica Printer Starter Kit
NIK
Hi
nm JWBft ££2-4
£115
24 pin PRINTERS
192 cps
60 COLUMN
Ctiuai? Smft St - 9 pisr - #0/ conjmri
r?2cps Croft. +0LTW MjO
M Printer Butter + 3 fonts
Paraiisi JratenicB
£rap!tl€s fiBSuiution. 24UxZ4()tipi
£j»an and .'SAT E.f7hJJd«iM
fflf f Gcdmir ffrt
r . r 1r t SOlM PjJnJiftr SlUTer KJ£
mi
;dlduh Kir em
«una tiT _ja
7DC*1 ARF: cue
i
Colour Op'lior E*1ra
HB3
NOTEBOOK PRINTER 24
192 CPS 136 COLUMN
* L'.'wz&n &wttt ffx - 3 ptn - fJfi tofumfi
* J$2£ps Draff, 4flitas iXHJj
* Prrnfor Bvftte ■+ 3 Fonts
m P.-tK-ii'itt! intarface
* SrdpthtT; ffd^fprJiA'l 240x24n$pi
* rpsc"-' -v.- 1 r J i'JWW ff.vihri.iJi.'
* FREE Sftfci Prifif*r Stfffflr Kit
MP:
5T*H T|fl PI Jffi
7DHL (TAP E3H
£249
JIN, MM PMfGE E243 V+^Crjjiid iCI P^l "Jji J
4
FREE! COLOUR KlTl
216
CPS
80
COLUMN
SO C6'umr>
pin PRINTER
■ Citizen Smtt £4e - 24 pin
* SK Printer Butter + Fonts
* Famtfei interface
m Graphic* RuSaiution: 3GQx360dpi
* f pson, J8M A NEC P&+ Emulation
* FREE Gtitour Kit
* FREE Sitka Prim sr Starts/
Rp' Fl&L
WORLD'S SMALLEST fi LIGHTEST
NOTEBOOK PRINTER
64 cps
80 COLUMN
C\HiKT7 PN4B PiOtytmb Fn'r3r<lr
Wfi/i lYupjHtf P rjirJirifi' t?.": R'^ji?
4K Printer Bptfat + 2 fianu
ffear anr/ Bo.Tj>.iKi f 1 ^/ JJMOtwDjji
PstaMi imsffaee
Graphics Resotiilion 36Q*3GQdp\
Epson, IBM, NEC' Fti & Citizen Emulations
R:nw: Mains* ftatftry or Cor Aoaot&r
FftEE Sfbcs Printer Starte* Kit
flHP:
fiAKIbH Kll
E3M
£249
■ asutm «t
I ET^RTEH KIT _
rawL iHfr
-"vj^T = E3MJa Wf: Pfll
192
CPS
Cii.'Si.'tt 224 - 24 yta - HO txxSumn
192CQS Pratf, e^cp? LQ
Prefer Buffer + j? Fbnfs
Paraitet interface
Graphics Retotutivn- 360x3G0dp\
Epson and iSM Emulation
Colour Option Available
FREE Silica Printer Starter Kit
80
COLUMN
RRP: .... .
mm fflft
£199
24 pin PRINTER
ACCESSORIES STARTER KIT
}9&p& Duff. $4tps LQ
8K Printer Bwtipr t 4 Frwt^i
P%f&noi tnt$rf$t$
Sfjtp (WCff ReitiSvfipri: a&OxJSQtipi
€p£OA. tBM £Wt NEC flfi f.mula^i&ft
A3 .Can^o^ps AHii-Jifoo - fifTff Cafbur fffl
ftrtP:
SUflTIII HOT
my
E2K
jprJi mp. 151*
£349
8a$i Qttdml
Prinfai im
144 cps
80 COLUMN
• Citizen 1240 ~ 24 pin - SO cot
■ 144cps Diiaft. 48cps LQ
■ SK Printer Buffer + 2 Fonts
■ Paratfgl interface
• Grapfe Res: 360x360dpi
• fpsar? ^ IBM Emulation
• fflf £ Sto Printer Starttr Kit
RHP:
SIAPJlB MT £Z5
TOTAi fflfflP: C27I
SflWMS. _E1jM
|Cf ^ + UU.-1^K-S£ ill PH J " ^ fltJM ftfJCf; IH& ^ ^ WW^'DJill ^1 ffll ji^ j |y
ri^^lNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNi^^^^^^^^^N^^^hl
SHEET FEEDERS
PfU t2DQ 19H tmi
i2'i ir*ft'!l4i 1v4i^i±4i EMiO
HRft ! IRS" U4.+5
r ' ?U9 \U3t2?l SulH 9 . EHJQ
mi i -iK smn hu4i E2W(
32K MEMORY EXPN
PRA ttW&C EnA ±4iZii ETllfl
PFUNTER STAND
PM BTJ Snttl SjiSIs LHU
ORtGfNAL RIBBONS
H : l^K IZOOi^lltl 1 H^k h
fcB HZ4 HUiSI &NH.^4iBta± EI^B
P3& tvft! NVhJZ«N CllHJ EiLIS
AtT Mil £vflL« frtm C1EI
RB 33*3 PWI HilU StlH . £2Jn
COLOUR KITS
PFA iMltlNAta fcJSJR
PWtffl ACCESSORIES
PfU 114 PHU kiaw-f 1 61.713
PPa nfii fvu cnn Eitn t TK
PfU lie PHI "Zjr AdiEicr E TJC
T& ijfif yCti -j|S- Hd ."uurinf ivTtti ycur nrv,
prfnlar ^uir
■ J**'fliJ#-Jlm^* J ST QriWI
■ ' OtfJi" - CWiThi Mr M'k'ffi J
• £ Htf^r* fttalTaf Prinlwr Gw&ie
• SJSriirj or 1 ^Mh'ndwi ftppr
I tft? E^Jinoms .4a'dfrvxf LjEYdi'x
• 5 CnotljHfDuz Emriupcs
II ^li; a t r-aily own h p'inlir .-mil ft:i;j f.
Ste Idi buy J hrl. yrn inzh' crrk' fw |rrjl"
SILICA SYSTEMS OFFER YOU
• FREE OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. 1 On ill haniwan: s.Hpped in the UK im^irliaR^!.
• TECHNICAL SUPPORT HELPLINE: Telitt tfl SiSchnical «)tpfrrts al ynur sarvicE?.
• PRiCE MATCH: normally matcft compelitorfi on a "Sams pAMiud - Sasna price" basis.
• ESTABLISHED J2 KEARS: Prd-zen track record In prtHessiQrial curnpular sal^.
■ BUSINESS * EDUCATION + GOVERNMENT: Vdlumff dlSC«>ufH£ available- for \zt$a orders
• SHOWROOMS: Ucmonsl/alion and laming facit^tiPi at our London £ Sidoup branches.
• THE FULL STOCK RANGE: Ail 01 yOuf rfl^uiraments IrO-ifil one Suppliflr
• FREE CATALOGUES: Wili Ins rriailad Lu yau win n11prS and sdfrwarflj l periphBral da[3ils.
9 MVWCTT: By cash, cheque irtcJ all msjcf CffldiT cards.
SftJor-B y?u decide when irj buy your n^rt p r inre^. we suggeai you 'hi.nk vary carefully abc j1 WHERE.
ytw buy it. Consider wtiafS it w:il be Ike- ^ lew months alter ymi liav* marie your purchase, when you
nfi#¥ requirt additional peripherals orsoHwAre. or hpip and advice- And, wililhecdinparry you buy from
COrtltci you with details Of new prtSdudS." 7 At Stiita SyM*rTO, W9 ensure fliai you will tara noftiing id
WOfry abovl We h«v« bee^ sslabl ish*d lor over 12 years and, widi ow unrivalled e^rience end es-
pernse, wi? can novrcWm lo nntel our cuSrjnws requirerr*nls wl* an undtr^indi^ which is sbccfi^
K> none. Sut -don't just lake Our word rb r it. Complete and return fe coupon now far our !a1e&1 FrOe
literature and begin be experfAnde 1he "Siiioa Syslerrve Servtco".
MAIL ORDER;
lONDflf* SHOP:
LONDON SHOP:
SlOtLiP SHOP;
1-4 The Mews, Hatherley Hd, Shrimp, Kenl. DAu iDX Tfel: flfll 3d9 1111
Mwi.Sal ajoaim^eepm Ha Urta Wlgr* Qp^*tfl r 7 .e h.. 0&KIC6
^£ TpttB^^m CdUft FtOiit, London, W1P 06A '""fei: 071 Ml
W0*Tjg Bl»tfTl4LOOpf» Net Uha NigK Qewtipti] tin: '1^1. >2 3
'"TSefiiidBeS tw Fioon, OKford S^eeL, lundon, W1A 1AB "W: 071429"
Mom-ShI &jPflm-e.OflEi r r- Lrta Wight: f h-jraca-r until apm ejihtftpicvi. aflU
14 The Mews, Haftherle^ Rd, Stdcvfr iCwH, DAt-4 4DX "lli; 061-302 8*11
Hcfl-Bii tOQBm.SJflpm . .iia Niqmi Fc^e>- yjflii ^l=i- Fh Pto: C*l Me00IT
po: Siliqa Systems, Dept AMSCU-Wa-fiS. M The r*tew$, to&tfeerl^ol S^p.Tenl, ~ 4Df7
MAIL ORDER HOTLINE
081-309 1111
SILICA
SYSTEMS
PLEASE SEND A CITIZEN COLOUR CATALOGUE
M'/Mra'Ms: Initials:
J^i.fi S?.?! 4 ,.„„
Surname:
flosncotJe - . -
Tel (Home): , , M . T&l (work):
Company Name dr applicable): , ,., ,„.. ,
Wh ich compuler(sllr <f any, cJo you owri? „
Postage and
packing is free
and your
magazine will be
delivered direct
to your door
Call us on our
ir, seven-days
aweek hotline
number:
Just leave your name,
address and credit
card number.
We will do the rest
Subscription rate:
21.00
cheap rate/48p per minute at a
Hairys g
Dizzy
licked all
over
againThis
time it's
the Yolk
Folk
offer trig,
laid bare
just for
you.
Browse through the excellent ACU disc/
tape offers and see what takes ycur fancy.
A LITRE DESIGN 40
The MicroDesrgn suite has been
revamped, Bob Adams is on the scene to
tell you how.
winners?Find out inside as we
best of the entries.
JOYSTICK
Spectra video is on the rampage aga i n . J u st
Following up last month's introduction,
here's a little something from the French
side of the Channel, courtesy of Logon
Systems.
GREAT GEAR
If you want to get hold of some totally
brilliant gear for the summer, then
your best bet would be to get in touch
with Code Masters right now.
Why? Because Dizzy, the most
popular game character and the
Codies' flagship game star, is now
featuring in a superb range of gifts,
just for Dizzy fans.
As part of this great merchandising
range, you can now get your hands on
Dizzy bags, clocks, mugs, caps and T-
Shirts, all emblazoned with full col-
our Dizzy artwork.The mug also fea-
tures the Yolk Folk and their adver-
saries, like the evil Wizard Zaks and
Rockwart the troll.
With prices ranging from £3,99 for
the cap, up to £13.99 for the clock
SAY HELLO,
WAVE GOODBYE
Next month you won't see Amstrad
Computer User on your newsagent
shelves, but you will see CPC
ATTACK. The Amstrad CPC scene is
as big as ever and is becoming increas-
ingly specialised, with very keen in-
formed readers. CPC ATTACK will
cater for these readers' requirements
as well as supporting the huge games
playing scene!
CPC ATTACK will be a very differ-
ent magazine than ACU For a start
there will be a new clearer design with
lots more pictures, and the editorial
will be geared up to cater for all CPC
enthusiasts. The popularity of the CPC
has convinced us that Amstrad own-
ers need a magazine that is as devoted
to the CPC as they are!
Watch out for CPC ATTACK front
May 7th w
NEW GUIDE
Remember Chris Price? The man be-
hind the foot pedal joysticks?We cer-
tainly do, and the good news is that
Chris's latest, updated product guide
is now available on the market .The
CpRs Design Technology Product
Guide not only features the incredible
Game Pro foot pedal joysticks, Marks
HOW Ip
i BY POST—
MOTMUC Ho. lit. HlHd-»TO?Y$
K*W**.M> C«(V«il4l^ mNPW
' 1 T=T££=^»— '
Bpjw ^ J q3
■I « «T
(including battery), you can't beat this
little lot for value.
For full details, take a look at the
coupon, or try ringing Code Masters
on 0926 814132 for more
information. Remember, if you want
to look good this summer, you know
what to be wearing. That's right, get
1 and 2, but also specialises in elec-
tronics and radio communications
software for CPC addicts.
If you want more details about this
rapidly growing CPC area, or if you
missed out on the foot pedals the first
time around, why not send a large
SAE to C J.Price, CpRs Design Tech-
nology, 70 Potton Road, Eynesbury-
Hardwidce, St.Neots, Cambs.PE19
2NN, and get hold of the latest cata-
logue,
For even more information try ring-
ing on 0480 76038.You never know, it
could be just the hobby you were
looking for,
PROMOTION
TIME
If you are still on the lookout for a new
printer, why not run down to your
nearest Fujitsu stockist and find out
what's on offer during the new na-
tionwide end user promotion.
During the promotion, various open
days will be held at local dealers'
outlets, where Fujitsu specialists will
be on hand to offer information ad-
vice and, more importantly , special
offers to purchasers of Fujitsu prod-
ucts.
A nationwide end user mail cam-
paign is already underway; featuring
the dot matrix range of printers, which
offers respondents the chance to win
an incredible trip to the Barcelona
Olympics, with other prizes includ-
ing computers, printers and games
software.
If you want to get in on the act,
which also highlights the DL900
printer, as seen in ACU, then get in
touch with Fujitsu now on 081 573
4444 and find out where your nearest
stockist is.This is one promotion too
good to be missed.
PRINT RUNS
Keep vour eves on the shelve a^
Seikosha announces its brand new
entry level personal printer, theSP1900
Plus As a nine pin, dot matrix printer,
this new beast offers quality printing
with versa tile functionality, at an out-
standing price /performance ratio.
What does that all mean?It means
you're getting an awful lot for the
incredible price of just £155,Capable
of producing speeds of 192 cps in fast
mode and 40 cps in NLQ, the 5P1900
is no slouch, and it certainly won't
deafen you either,
Epson and IBM compatible, the
machine offers two in-built fonts, Serif
and Sans Serif and has a multitude of
paper handling facilities.
As General sales manager for
Seikosha, Gareth Cornish,
states;' Mine pin sales still represent a
large- percentage of the dot matrix
marketTheSPl 900 Plus is a key model
in our entry le vel range and users will
be attracted by its superb value. A
high performance machine with an
aggressive price tag, the S PI 900 Plus
will have a substantial impact on the
low end printer market *
Can t say fairer than that but, if you
want to see one for vour self first, wh v
not call Seikosha on 0753 685873 and
find out the name of your nearest
stockist
Page 6
Amstrad User May 1992
I NEWS I
HIGH STAKES
If you haven't taken advantage of
Lancashire based Intranet's fantastic
Multi-Scoop Football Pools syndicate
yet, then now J s the time to get hold of
some information,
For just £1 per week, Multi-Scoop
offers you the chance to be in on some
big, big windfalls. And, what's more,
if you can get some friends to join
using your membership number,
you'll get a commission which means
you actually make a guaranteed profit
without risk.
How does* it work? Well, first of all,
you pay an annual registration fee of
FAIR NEWS
All of you out there who frequent the
excellent All Formats Computer Fairs
are advised that a change of location
just £10 Then for just £1 a week, 50%
of your and everybody else's funds
will be accurately placed on the foot-
ball pools, using expert guidance and
up to the minute computer technol-
ogy.
However, if you introduce new
has been made to the show scheduled
for May 16th. If you were all ready to
get down to the Horticultural Halls
for the London show, don't, as the
new venue is at the Sandown Exhibi-
tion Centre,
Close to the M25, three minutes
from Esher Railway Station, and with
parking facilities for up to 6,000 cars,
this new venue has been picked in an
effort to control costs and improve
public access.
As the intention is to make this the
regular London venue for future
shows, why not pop down there and
see what bargains you can pick up for
yourself?
For more inf orma tion a bout this and
other venues, or if you want to book
your place at the fair, get in touch with
John Riding on 0225 868100 now.
members, you'll get a 20% commis-
sion, which means that after the fifth
new T member you introduce, your
weekly payments are already
covered*! t couldn't be simpler!
Get six people to join, and you'll
also get a bonus of £1 0, which will take
care of your registration fee.
This is one set-up that has to be
worth investigation and, even though
the ranks are swelling all the time,
there is always space for newcomers
to join in the fun, receiving a quarterly
newslet ter and constan t upd a tes about
performances.
If you want to know more, then try
ringing Intraset now on 0257 276800.
BOOK IT
The good news from Wiley & Sons is
that the latest Complete Computer
Catalogue is now available, for all of
you who fancy getting hold of n few
books for reference.
Publishing around 1,000 books a
y ear, Sussex based Wiley has to be one
of the most prolific publishers about,
featuring just about every computer
topic you care to name,
The present catalogue is no less pro-
lific, featuring 795 entries, which in-
cludes 780 books and 15 journals, li
you need something on your favour-
ite topic, then you can be pretty sure it
will be contained in the catalogue.
To reserve your copy now, try ring-
ing Wiley & Sons on 0243 779777, you
won't be disappointed.
r .... ■
i
What is
IT THIS
WWoU, OF IMPRESS!
School A^i> rtH 0
Amstrad User May 1992
Page 7
O.J. SOFTWARE
FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE
ADVENTURE
CASS DISC
Acheron , r , C 1 1 .95
Avon(WHhMurdac) £ll.«
Tolkein Trilogy ..... 1 1 G.95 £ 1 4.9S
Sards Tale HIjr Hook £5-95
Countdown To. £11.95
□mgOAt Of Rimt £11.95 £l5.9S
Giant Killer (Maths Adv} , P . £ 1 5.95
HeroQuesL £W0 £1195
Hfrns Quest Ret/
WLord £$.?9 £7,99
Kingdom Of Ha mil £1 1.95
Lancelot ( 1 2SK)^.^ £IS.95
Lilt Days Of Doom £1 1.95
Philoiophtri QuHt, £ 1 1 .95.
Pirates, (e 1 2fl only} . £15.95
Return To Doom .,, rrs , r £11,95
Time ft M*^(I2@KJ C 1 1.95
ARCADE
Alien Storm . , . . . . . .£9.95 £13,95
Battle C om n>and £ 1 2-95
Captain Panel £9.^0 £11.95
CbtoHti: £9.50 £1195
Double Dragon Nl . ..£9.9S £13.95
Final rtfu... £9-95 £13.95
FJ&CombaiPilcrt £375 £6.95
Gauntlet III 12-BK £13 95
Golden Axe r .,.£9.50 £11.95
HudwoHaMvt £9.50 £1195
Jfltsons . , £6.95 £7.95
Lotus. Turbo Esprit . . , £9.50 £ 1 2,95
Meret .£9 95 £13 95
Might Shtft ..,£9,95 £1195
Nonh * Sawh , . . . . £10,95 £11.95
Pit Fighter £9 50 £14.55
Pots-wonh ft Co. ., ..£6.95 £7.95
Predator II v£9 J5ft £1195
Print* of PVila ...... £1.50 £ 1 1 .95
Kit k Dangerous II .... £6.50 £ 1 1 .95
Robozone £9J0 £ 1 2_95
Rodl*nd £9.95 £1195
Sim City £10.95 £14.95
Simpsons . , , r .£9JG £1195
Smash T.V. ........ .£9.50 £1195
Super Spate Invader £?-5fl £H.95
SWAP (1 2Bk) £1195
Terminaiorll £9.5fl £12.95
Thun«kr|aws ........ £9.50 £I4.9E
Total Recall .. . . £12.95
Turrlcan II , „, , ra , , ,£5.95
WWF Wrtickmanla £10.95 £12,95
3D ConstructicHi Kit £21.95 £21.95
CARTRIDGES
Barbarian II £2 1 -95
Bairnan The Movie . . . . . .£21.95
Operation Thunderbolt £11.95
Plotting r . . r £2l.95
ftofeMO&l! £21.95
BUDGET
Chuckie Egg I £3.75
Chuckle E|g II . . .£3.75
Toyota Cellca G.T. . . .£3.75 .....
ftain bow islands £3.75 ......
Ritfc Danger OU* £3.75 .....
Dizzy Bubble ...... .£3.75 .....
Su per Seymour £3.75 ......
COMPILATIONS
CASS DISC
AIR SEA SUPREHACr: G^hp, Mi. N7. Sfanc Sertc*. . ,£1555 „ . . .
CAPCOH COLL Suidtrll, \JR> Stgnn. Gh&Ghwo. Dynast £ H.9S . , , OQifl
CHART ATTACK: LdIlb isfh GhiGheftSi^tars, Sh.hasL, ImpaHwwls . . .£1 1.9S r , ,£iif5
DIZZr EX ADV: Qtnv P*ic. Spil, Vqjk F«JL Aapids. K5na* £1*0
GRAN&5TAUD: Gani. .ClLflwrdL Cml One*. P» Tftflnl? , r . £J J.95- . . . £l 5.^5
H0LL1TW0D COt: ftobocefi, GriEkdill, Bimtt hV, l.j™ L C . . . . .£1 1.tt . . ,£ 1 5.35
MOVIE PREMIERE: Tunics. B.Futll, famll, IJmwLC ; • .£11.95 . .(15.95
SOCCER STARS: Kkk 0« II. Gam H, E. Hiatal* Here Prase S«t , , . . r , , (10.9? , , , I H.Ji
SUPER SKA-**. MwHjcu, ESWAt Crackdown Gald fm, Shinflbf, £K9S . . .£20.95.
SUPEft SIM PACK; lntH>T«n, Cr. Cars M. Italy I HQ, A. ftu^r £11,99 .. _£M.9S
TNTI rtydra, Hidands, Sl Runner, 5* & Cra H . ftobw .^nsr .£l&.55 . . .£l4.9i
TOUC.TR I LOG The H^Wt Lc*d Of R|n^ S^d™ Mcrdor , £1055 . . .£ K9S
VIRT. WORLDS: Drtlcr, Ttal 6dfcj«. Crjft, Cm* Piaster £11.95... fli-ft
I HOT 2 HANDLE: G Arc, T. Real. 5k Winter, 5. Off Road , . ,£1195 . . .£ 195
STRATEGY/ SIMULATION
tASS DISC
Andenc Banks £ 1 1.95 £1 1.95
Macule Oi The- Bulgs £IQ,95 £1 L95
Blo<ttuxfen £7.95 ,
Colossus 4.0 Bridge £9.95 £ II .95
Colcuui 4.0 C ncsi . . . £&.50 £ 1 1 .95
Crete 1941 £10.45 £11.95
E«n. Hughes Arc Quiz £?.5Q £11.95
Em. Hughes I nc So< £0^0 £ 1 1 .95
Europe Sup*r Lta^ue ...... £ 1 1 .95
FIS Strike Eagle ..... .£0.W £1 1.95
Fl6CsmbasPH« ...,£3.75 £fi.95
GunsWp £|l,95 £15.95
Kick Off II £fi50 £||.9S
Man. Unked Europe £9.95 £ 1195
Mindstntchers £15.95
flraies (6 I 2B an\y) £15.95
R.BI 1 Baseball £9.50 £ 14.95
Scrabble Deluxe 61 29 £1195
Silent Service .£B.S0 £l 1. 95
Super Monica (jJ*. ,,,£*,5t> £1195
5WAP(l2j8k) £1195
To^w CeUo G.T. . . . £9^0 £ 1 1 .95
Trlv, Pursuit Genus £ 1 1 .95 £ I S.95
World CI»iKy^...£9^0
Yes Chancellor ,, P £15.95
3D Construction Kit £21.95 £21.95
BUSINESSfUTIUTIES
Advanced An Studio ..£19.95
AMX Extra Extra £M.95
Cr. Course Typing
, .(6I2S+PCW) 00,95
Mastcrcalc 128 (12-Bk) £27.95
MasieHilelll (l lBk) £29.95
Maxam , ........ . .£23.95
Mini Office II £ \ 195 £16.95
Money Manager (+PCW)„ . . . £24,95
Prosptll .... ......,..£20.95
Pretext £16.95 £23.95
f retype .£21.95
Sprites Ailve Compiler ..... .£24.95
Stockmarfcet ............. .£29.95
Tai-$lgn (fi l^+PCVV). , r . , , . £29.95
Tai-SpeH .£20.95
TatdUry £20.95
Ta$word W . , 5 , „ £20,95 £24.95
Taswd*l26 ..£24.95
ACCESSORIES
AmstradDDI Dtu: Dnve ...£l 59.95
Arnicrad FD I Ind ON** £99.95
Amstrad MPJ + PS foroJ28 £3S.%
Arnscrad M P I HOD. for 464 £20.95
AmitradMPJTVTun
CTMM4.. 09.95
; Cassette Alignment Kit . , , r . . ,£7.95
Cawe«e LeaJ ............ . .£3.95
Cassette Recorder ....... . . £20.95
CasseiEB Recorder + leidt . r ,£23.95
Cover DDI /FD I Olsc Drive , ,£2,95
Cover DMP 2/1000 Series ....£4.95
Cover Set 4M+/6. 1 2S+ M/Col £8-95
Cover Set 4M/S 120 MrCol ... £7.95
Disc Box 90 3. 5", 50+ F £9.95
Disc Drive Clewr V ...... ..£5.95
Discs 3". ..£2.45 Ea, 5 for . . .£ 1150
Discs 3" 10 For .£23.95
FD I Cable for 6&4/£l2$ £7,95
GenlurMcuM +■ Adv Art W9.95
Genlus^guse ' Adv Art 6129 £19.95
Joystick Splitter ............. .£9.95
tCe^bwrd Ej<c Uz4t CPC^- . , . . £0.95
Keyboard Ent Leads 464 £7.95
Keyboard Ext Le.idi 6 1 IB . £B.95
Memory Enp. 64k 464/664 . . .£44.95
Mouse Mai £495
MuUbtt II CPOCPC+ ...... .£46.95
Printer Cable CPC l-mtr £9.95
Pniiter Oble CPC Imt .£10.95
Printer Cable CPC+ 2mtr .£7.95
Ribbon fte-lnfc P £l l.?5
Sui^e Protectlort Plug £12.95
464+ i 6 1 2&+ Enp. Port Adap £9.95
JOYSTICKS
AMSTRA0 |,Y2 0.95
CHEETAH 9u£ , ,,.£1395
CHEETAH MACH I £11.95
CHEETAH Stinaofce . , . r P , . r r , .£1195
CHEETAH To#K«tt ..£995
CHEETAH 125+ £9.95
COr Ft' "IOh PRO 5030 £1495
CAUISER MJtfcQloiif £10.95:
ICWIK NAVIGATOR. ......... £1195
KO-MiX SPEEDKING £lft.95l
OUICKSHOT TUR&O III ,£995|
OUICKjOrjETFIGHTER £14.95
STINGHAr .£13.95
LIPSTICK SUPER PRO .£14.95
EDUCATION
PRESCHOOL
AGE CASS DISC
I it Steps Mr Men 4-9 £P 195 £ 1 2.95
Caesar's Travels 3-9 £ 1 295
He r e there Mr Men
4-3 £12.95 £1195
PRIMARY WORD SKILLS
Berter Spelling
Eufy Wonfe
Fun With Words
Happy Lerten.
bes Plj^ Wordt
flap A Read Pt I
PliyfiRetdPt2
Head Right Away I
Read H.ight A*i:y?
Read Ri|h( A^av3
Wordhing
?- £*.95
7- £fl.50
3-fi£lQ.9S
^fl £12^5
4+ £11.95
^£10.95
5- B £9.95
6- 9 £^.95
7+ £*.«
5+ £^.95
£1195
£13.95
£11.95
£15.95
£15.95
£1195
£14.95
£1 1.95
£12.95
£1295
£12.95
£15.95
PRIMARY MATHS SKILLS
Early Maths 4-9 £9l95 £13.95
Fun With IMvfwben 7- £3 50 £i .95
Hlppf Numbers 3-5£l0.9S £15.95
Lets ft. Numhef* 4-8 £12.95 £1195
Lett Ptaj^ Money £ 1 195 £ 1 2.95
Magic Mac hi 44 £9.95 £12.95
Primary Maths J- i 2 £24.95 £24.95
Tlmeman I 4-9 £10,95 £15.95
Tlmtman 2 4- 0 £10.95 £15.95
MATHEMATICS
Better Maths
Micro Matnt
Mega Maths
SCIENCES
12- 16 £9.95 £1195
9-Ad £24.95 £24,95
1 5*- £24.95 £24.95
: 3 c o?y I
Chem^cry I
Physics I
1116 £9.95 £13.95
12-16 £9.95 £1195
12-16 £9.95 £13.95
LANGUAGES
French Mistress 1 1 + £13.95 £16.95
German Matter 11+ £13.95 £16.95
Italian Tuct>r 1 1+ £13.95 £16.95
Spanish Tutor I h £13.95 £16.95
Micro English £24.95 £24.95
GENERAL
Eire on Treasure-
Funschool II
FurasdiociF II
ftintetool II
f u nschool 1 ur 4
FtffltttooF 3 flr4
Fuftschool ] or 4
Tlw Three Bea^
Cranny's Garden
Dragon World
Ciaftt Killer
Answer Back Jnr
III £9.SD
6- £9.50
6-B £9.50
9+ £9.50
5- £10.95
5- 7 £10 95
7+ £10.95
5*6129
6- 106110
6-106129
9-14
U I £9.50
£11^5
£11.95
£11,95
£11.95
£13.95
£13.95
£13.95
£13.95
£16.95
£2fl.95
£15.95
£11.95
QUESTION PACKS FOR
ANS BACK JNR
Arithmetic
Spelling
Nat. History
20th Cent. Hist
English Words
6- 1 1 £4.95 £7.95
6- 1 1 £4.95 £7.95
IC+£4.95 £7.95
1 2+ £4.95 £7.95
12+ £4.95 £7.95
PRINTERS
STAR LC20 9 Pin Mono ... .£1 59.95
SPEED (Pica, cp*M50 Drafi. 37 NLQ
FEATURES-- 4 NLQ Fonts. Double/
Quad 'Size Characters, Friction f
Tractor F«d, Pa^r Parking.
STAft 9 Pin Colour £2J9,95
SPEED (Ptw. cfM):200 High Sp.Draft
FSO Praft, 17 NLQ
FEATURES:- Colour PnnUn^, 4 NLQ
Fonts, Doiible/Quad Size, Pxpef
Park.
STAR LC24/ 10 24 Pin Mono £229,95
SPEED (Pica, cpi); 150 Draft, 50 LQ
FEATURES-- 4 Leiier Quality Fonts
Double Quad Size Character
Qudlne. Shiclow, Paper Parking etc
All Printers are $upplled MMlfh a catlt
and are ready to use.
Prices include VAT and Postage.
World Geography £4.95 £7.95
PRINTER RIBBONS
QUANTITY
1 5
DWP2JMM
JTAJt LCrD
J.75 J.D0
3J5 m
14.25 m»
STAft w io m 9.oc mm 37.50
LOBCa IIS B.00
Other nbhcirs from £3.9"5 Please phone.
SEGA GAMES CONSOLES
SEGA MASTER SYSTEM II
£59 99
Includes Control Pad r ftF SwlEth Box
Main* Adapter, Ale^ KlcW Ga TIC
ACCESSORIES
Additional Control Ps4 £6.99
C&ntnplSxkk £14.99
Rapid Fhre Unit £5.99
L^t Phaser + Cartridge- £+*,99
Masrter System G a rrc-s from £9,?9
SEGA MEGA DftlVE £J29.99
With Centred Pad r Son ic Hedgehog
ACCESSORIES
A Hd it ipna I Cor.t rol Pad £ 1 4.99
Power Stick (Kapid Rnt) £34.99
Power Base Convenor AHtiws Use
of Master System Games £2,9.99
Mc^a Drive Games from £29.99
SEGA GAME GEA R £99-99
Portable Colour Games System
\Q% Q+f AH Sega Games
Over £15 00
M i SYSTEM Donald Duck £29.69
M t SYSTEM 5u per Kl<k Off £26.^9
Mi'DKI VE Son ic H edgehop £26.99
Mr DRIVE R4bK«t II £35.99
Mr Drive Screet Of Rage £3i,4"9
GAME G EAR Donald Duck £2* 99
GAME GEAR
Soflic HcdgghoE £2t.99
NEW GAMES AVAJLABLE ON DAY OF RELEASE: PLEASE PHONE FOR AVAILABILITY
TELEPHONE/FAX ORDERS (0257) 421915 Mon - Frt 9.Q0-I7.J0 Sat 9.00-12-30 (Ansvrarphor^ Fax other times)
Description Prj<e Name: ........ .
r n - r n - r n - . n r . n r . n r . n r . n r . , r . n r . . . . . AddrBSEI . J .
E3
Total
.£
Tel No;
Dm: , ,
Signed:
I endow CH'PQ for£
PRICES INCLUDE POST & PACKING IN UK. PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES ZPO'S PAYABLE TO OJ. SOFTWARE
Or debit ACCESS /VISA No. , Exp
OJ. SOFTWARE. 17% MOSSY LEA ROAD, WRIGH TING TON, NR WIG AN, LANCS. WN* 9RN
MOST ORDERS ARE DESPATCHED BY ftE-TUfltM (OUT OF STOCK ITEMS NORMALLY WITHIN ONE WEEK)
OVERSEAS ORDERS: SOFTWARE ITEMS OVER £10.00 Ea POST FREE, OTHERS ADD £1.00 Ea.
# SPECIAL OFFER * ALL SOFTWARE ORDERS OVER £15 RECEIVE A FREE CALCULATOR
8
Amstrad t/sw Mav 1992
I LETTERS I
NORWEGIAN
BLUE
I come from Norway and 1 live in a
very little vMlagen I've been buying
your mags for some time, but now
they seem to be more and more diffi-
cult to get hold of.
My problem is that I want to buy
some new games /programs. Since it
is half the price in the UK, I have
bought most of my software and
hardware there,
I am wondering if you could please
send me an address for a company
that sells both budget games /pro-
grams and software at normal prices.
I also have a problem with my
printer, the Amstrad DMP 3160,
which prints double line spaces, What
shall I do to fix it?
Thomas Nilsen, Kinstiruik, Nonvay.
Ziggy:Well, my first, and most ob-
vious, piece of advice, would be to
take out an ACU subscription. That
way you can be assured of getting
hold of the mag on a monthly basis.
On yaw second point my advice
would be very similar, in that most
companies selling budget and full
priced CPC software are advertisers
in ACU. So, seeing that all of the
addresses are in the mag, a sub-
scription should kill two birds with
one stone, so to speak.
As to your third problem, you
might try consulting your printer
manual and adjusting your dip
switches to the correct settings to cut
out your double print traumas.
URGE-NT TIDINGS
The 10-Liner Urge, in ACU Feb 92,
would not run on my 6128 -h On check-
ing the program, the Pound sign in line
70 should be replaced with the # sign.
Also, in Applications in the same
issue, it stated that OCP's Advanced
Art Stud io would not run on the 61 28+.
I have recently purchased A, AStudio,
along with the Genius Mouse from
date! and I am very pleased to say that
it works very well.
On e iu rt her p o i rt t , pic a se d o no I s tart
giving away a free cover tape coupled
with a dramatic price increase, as the
other Amstrad magazine that followed
that note has lost my custom.
Martin Mould, Mundesley, Norwich,
Ziggy:Thanks for pointing out our
errors Martin. Sometimes, depend-
ing on which printer is used to pro-
duce programs, the old Americanised
dip-switch settings do cause this mis-
take. Also, I'm glad to hear about
your OCF set-up, As to the last point,
you'd better turn to the Feedback
Page to catch the latest on that front,
especially concerning AA's progress.
ALL PRAISE SD
MICROS!
I am writing to congratulate you on
the marvellous article (ACU Feb 92) on
the SD Microsystems 35" disk drive.
In less than one week of ordering,
my 3*5" drive arrived, priority post! I
am very pleased w T ith it and with the
excellent after-sales service I was given
by Steve Denson of SD Micros .{I tel-
ephoned Steve for advice on installa-
tion and he could not have been more
pleasant and helpful)
Thank you for the great review.
Richard Duggan, Hastings, East Sus-
sex.
AND AGAIN.
To start with, keep up the terrific job
being done by one and all on our
behalf. ACU is the best magazine of
it's type and let's hope it keeps that
way, I don't mind a cassette on the
cover now and again, but this is not
the Amstrad Action, so don't lef s fall
into the same mould.
As for your article on SD
Microsystems, for some time I was
contemplating the purchase of a sec-
ond drive for my 6128. In fact, I had
rung a number of suppliers to get the
lowdown on whether size 3.5" or 5. 25 11
was best for my needs. Then came
your article and I was sold, As this
firm is just down the road from me I
gave him a buzz and all my worries
were over.
I received a very pleasant and
friendly service, not to mention fast: I
ordered the drive on Thursday and
was using it on the Saturday, not bad
eh? The drive advertisement on Page
65 of the December issue stated the
si&e of the unit as 7 x 4 x 1 inches and,
at first I thought there must have been
a typing error, but no, it really is that
smalL
Now I am thinking of purchasing a
Dart Scanner, how about an article or
info on that?
Harry Holmquest, Louth, Lincolnshire.
Ziggy:I think Steve Denson of SD
Micros ought to stand up and take a
bow for the most professional and
friendly sales service in town* Judg-
ing from ihe pile of letters we re-
ceived on the subject he has cer-
tainly impressed a great many read-
ers. The above are just a sample. If
you want to get hold of all manner of
serious CPC software and hardware,
then why not look up the SD Micros
ad later in this issue. Vou certainly
Amstrad Vsbt May 1992
Pag* 9
I LETTER!
won't be disappointed with the range
currently an offer. Well done Steve,
keep up the good work.
MAIL TROUBLE.
1 have recently bought an Amstrad.
6128, it is second hand but in good
condition. I live in Cyprus and am
unable to obtain any software for the
6128, so it was with some relief that 1
stumbled across your magazine and
the mail order software listings therein.
1 sent off to Software City, cheque
enclosed, for 4 discs, Pyraword, Tetris,
Heroes of the Lance and World Class
Leaderboard! Two weeks later, I re-
ceive a letter telling me that for vari-
ous reasons, "we cannot supply the
following discs''.
Now, I am a reasonable person, and
can understand one or two of the
discs being unavailable, but all four!
Surely, if they do not have the soft-
ware, they should not advertise it, If
the software has been discontinued/
they should delete it from their list-
ing!
On the other hand I took advantage
of your Money Manager offer which I
received today, with many thanks
and much relief. At least someone
fulfils their promise.
On a lighter note, I am now the
proud owner of two ACU magazines*
Whilst lam not yet qualified to make
a comment on your magazine, I would
like to say that I find it well balanced,
interesting and informative. Is there
any chance of a section for complete
beginners ( I am one myself ), as a few
features go right over my head? I
would be grateful
Davy Roland, BFPQ 58, Cyprus.
ZiggyiMany people are extremely
wary of mail order companies and
although there are a minority of un-
scrupulous people around/ in all
markets, we do try and screen poten-
tial advertisers carefully before tak-
ing their products on board.
Having said that, advertisers, tike
our editorial coverage/ suffer from
having to work two to three months
ahead of the publication dates of
each magazine. What this means is
that, even though the games in ques-
tion were in stock when the advertis-
ing copy was written, there is a good
chance of some changes to that stock
taking place before the advert is
p ublished . Yon can never guess what
games you are going to have a rush
on at any one time/ so Mat! Order
companies should not be panned
every time an order cannot be ful-
filled. Anyway, sorry to hear of your
problems/ but I'm glad you liked the
Money Manager offer. As to your
final point, we make it our policy to
cover BASIC issues regularly as we
are collecting new readers aH the
time/ so keep your eyes peeled for
the next series for beginners, and
welcome aboard.
PROGGY PROB-
LEMS
As a senior citizen and user of the
Amstrad 464, and also a subscriber to
your magazine, I must agree with the
comments expressed by the Austral-
ian 464 user in the February 1992 is-
sue.
1 ha ve had problems in running pro-
grams copied from your 10-Liners
and also, the longer programs in the
Listing section.
Up to now, I have always assumed
that the fault was caused by my incor-
rect typing of a program, but I now
realise that it can depend on which
model of computer is being used *
Would it be possible to state at the
start of each program, which model of
computer will accept the program and
thus save a considerable amount of
wasted time?
ZiggyiWhilst care is taken to en-
sure that as many programs as possi-
ble will work on all CPC models,
there will obviously be times when
some slip through that won't. Many
of the commands that will not be
accepted by the 464 should be recog-
nisable by now after last month's
article by Sean McManus. To help
you out further/ we shall be looking
closely at all programs in the future
and try to point out which ones you
464 tappers can get to grips with, Ok?
MISSING LINK
I am addressing this letter to the
latest address available to me, taken
from the first page of Amstrad Com-
puter User Magazine, dated October
1990.
My problem is a simple one, I can no
longer find the magazine on the shelf
of any of my numerous local book
shops.
Being 63 years old I do not have
much interest in computer games/ but
have occasionally enjoyed reading
articles about my CPC 6128 computer
and the non-game software available
for it, and 1 would like to continue
doing so,
I fear that in the absence from the
shops, the magazine may have ceased
publication, but the thought also oc-
curs to me that, in these financially
stringent times, it may well be that
you have merged with one of the
other numerous publications dealing
with the many Amstrad Computers.
If this is the case, perhaps you would
advise me of the nature of such a
merger, so that I might investigate
further*
Donald Henderson , Bury, Lines.
ZiggyiBy the rime you read this,
you should find that ACU / s distri-
bution and circulation problems
have been well and truly sorted. As
far as I know, the situation has been
tackled and you should find your
fave CPC mag much more accessi-
ble. Fair enough?
PLUG PD
I would be most grateful indeed if
you would give my PD library a plug.
The details are as follows :Ryles PD, 21
Scarletts Close y Uckfield, East
Sussex ,TN22 2BA
One disc (both sides) or one tape
(one side) = One Pound
Two or more discs (both sides) or
tapes (one side) = 75 pence each.
James Ryhtt, Uckfield, East Sussex.
Ziggy:There you go f short and
sweet, although I can't help think-
ing I should have passed this one on
to Uncle Bob!
NO CONSOLE-
ATION
Could you, or any of your good
readers, please help me. I have an
Amstrad GX4000 games console, but
I'm having no luck in buying any
cartridges for it in my area.
All I am told is that it is obsolete,
Could anyone give me the name of a
shop or a supplier for these cartridges?
I would be most grateful.
J McBratney, Dal ton -in -fu mess # Cum-
bria.
Page 10
Amstrad User May 1992
Ziggy:WelI, much as we all de-
plore the lack of support that the
GX4000 has been given, despite the
fact that it is potentially every bit as
good as any Sega or Nintendo 8-bit
offering, cartridges can be obtained
from some of the mail order compa-
nies which advertise in ACLL Have a
glance through their lists to see what
is available and Ftn afraid you'll
have to make do with what you can
get for the time being,
DELUXE DES-
PERATION
I am writing to you in sheer des-
peration. I have in my possession a
very good program called Deluxe
Paint II. Nothing strange in that, you
may be thinking, but I have it cm 5.25 ,r
disc and I want it on a 3" disc. Now
you are saying, "So what's the prob-
lem?" The problem is that I don't have
any method of transferring the pro-
gram onto my 3" disc. You see, I have
my little CPC 6128 and the DPII was
put on a 5.25" disc, so how do 1 get it
transferred over as I don't have the
appropriate equipment to do so,
I also have a few other proggies on
the larger disc that I would like to
have transferred to the smaller one.
Can you please help me with my prob-
lem?
Short of buying a disc drive to ac-
commodate the larger disc, I am at a
loose end as I don't know anybody
close enough with the larger disc drive
Amstrad User May 1992
that can swap it over for me. If anyone
can do this for me, then 1 don't mind
if they take a back-up copy for them-
selves.
Harry Hall (address supplied), Not-
tinghamshire,
Ziggy:Forgive me my confusion,
but this all sounds a little odd to me.
Firstly; are you sure that the program
in question is designed for use on
the CPC? Secondly, if the DP II in
question is the commercial product
of the same name, then what oit earth
is it doing on a 5,25 M disc* Has it been
copied? Was the company's permis-
sion asked before this was done?
Strange,
Having said all that, I could be
barking up entirely the wrong tree
here and apologies if I am. If so, then
I have your address here and if any-
one with a 5.25 M drive would be will-
ing to transfer Harry's software for
him, get in touch with me at the
usual address and I will put you in
touch,
DABBLE TROUBLE
I have two questions that you may
be able to assist me with. Firstly, a
relative had her Amstrad PCW stolen
in a recent burglary they took most
things but left some software on 3"
discs which I have inherited, included
are Stop Press and Locoscript, as well
as discs containing clip art and more
fonts, etc, Is there any way that I can
get my 6128+ to run this stuff? If I can't
use them I will erase the discs and uw.
them for other purposes. I am able to
CAT the discs but none of the files are
either 31N or BAS, so the CPC is
unable to make much sense of them,
although they are CPM based.
Secondly, apart from the obvious
wiring of a jack socket what other
internal changes are necessary to con-
vert a 6128+ to be able to load cassette
based software? I am reluctant to send
my computer to WAVE, just to get
this done, if the changes are minor.
How about including this conversion
as a possible project in the magazine
for those of us who have dabbled with
electronics and know how to use a
soldering iron?
Stephen feavons, Camberleif, Surrey,
Ziggy:As for your first question,
someCPMbased programs will work
on th e C F C m achines . Have yo u tried
running them under the CP/M + disc
supplied with the CPC? If not, then
the problem is that the PCW and the
CPC operate under different versions
of CPM, making them largely in-
compatible. As to your second ques-
tion, although such a project may be
looked at in the near future, it is
perhaps a little unwise to dabble for
yourself while you still have a guar*
aittee on your machine. Sending off
to WAVE would guarantee a profes-
sional level of workmanship and,
most probably, a guarantee on that
workmanship, whereas if anything
goes wrong at home you have no-one
to turn to, I would advise leaving it to
the professionals for now until some
work is done on the topic.
Page 11
COMBAT ZONE
I |
r
Want to get your
hands on one
of five blister-
ing TNT 2
Compila tions?Yes?
Of course you
dofOk, here's what
you've got to do, to
be in with a chance
of winning.Simply answer the three simple ques-
tions, and send your entry in double-quick to the
address below, not forgetting to state which format
ou want the compilation on.Here goes,, good luck,
a nd the first five cor-
rect entries pulled out
of the bag will get the
ies.
.IXPLOMVI
Send your entries to:
ACU Dynamite Quiz
HHL Publishing,
116-120 Goswell
Road,
London
EC1V 7QD,
■
The Editor's decision
is final.
1. Who invented
dynamite?
2. What do the ini-
tials TNT stand for?
3. What explosive
material was first
used bv the Chinese?
Amstrad User Mav 1992
MJC
COMPUTER
SUPPLIES
Suppliers <>f Discirtini Software sitictf I9S4
HOW TO ORDER:
AH prices include VAT A delivery
Send cheques or postal orders made payable to:
MJC SUPPLIES
Unit 2, Ttie Arcties, Icknield Way,
Letcti worth, Herts, SG6 1UJ
Or telephone svith Access or Vis^ debit
and credit cards on:
0462-481166
Overseas. Customers: write for quotation
Educational Bodies, Local Authorities, Govt.
Department*: send written order
FAX US ON 0462 &70301
CF2 DISKS
SERIOUS DISKS I EDUCATIONAL DISKS
DESKTOP
PUBLISHING
STOP PRESS SOFTWARE
A superb page layout program
allowing texl and graphics to be
printed on Itt* same page, Contains a
number of text lanls & clip art, create
leaflets, posters etc.
ONLY 34,45
(CPC612B or 6126+)
As above but ia supplied complete
with the AMX mouse making the
program a tot quicker and
easier to use.
£64 95
EXTRA! EXTRA]
Two disks of extra fonts and clip art
f or use with Stop Press,
ONLY £14.95
*** SPECIAL OFFER +**
STOP PftESS SOFTWARE
PLUS
EXTRA! EXTRA?
ONLY 44,95
QR
STOP PRESS & EXTRA E)CTRA
PLUS
AIUEX MOUSE AND I INTERFACE
state GPC5128 or &128P$ua
£74,95
CPC AMX MICE &
INTERFACE
We now have CPC mice and
Interfaces back In stock.
PRICE £34.95
{Plus owners ptease ca//J
RIBBONS
Printer 12 5
DMP^OOO^OOO 3.M ...5.50 ...12.W
RanBftoniBlfflPTWmiW 3.&5 .. ,7.00 .15-00
GitlttH T20O - 5.05 . . .7.00 . .. 15.00
StwLC-lOMono 3.95 ...7.00 .15.00
St3rl_C24-1C 4.9S .. .6.00 ..-flfcft
Panasonic KXP 1154 3.95 ...7.00 ...15.00
StarLO10 Colour 5-36.. . . It 00
StarLCZWMonc 5.50... 10.00
Star LC200 Cofcour . . . .1S.B5
Ster LQ24--SJD0 Mljtig . . .
HEAT TRANSFER RIBBONS
X 1
x2
Clli»n 1£G-D,
-.RM ■
.,13.00
Panasonic lOGi/nflD Mono
7.95 .
..15.00
Star LC-1D Mpno
..e.w ■
.,13-00
Star LO10 Colc-ur
.11.9S .
..33.00
COURIER DELIVERY
Available on any order. Prices
start al £3,00 - please ask for
further details.
PROTOTYPE
Amor's excellent print
enhancer - a musl for all
Protext users (NOT CP W)
MJC PRICE £21 M
Advanced Art Siudto .......... 17.95
Pnotexl , ,^ 1895
PrwpeH , , , . ( « 16.95
PfOfiwrgB < — 16.95
Matrix Spreadsheet Plus ; 39.95
Quali tas Ptov2 — H.95
Dual (as Font Library . . . . . 11.95
Masterly 3 f Database j 28.96
Masiercalc 128 (Spreadsheet) P B , .25.95
NIRVANA: posjifoSy the b&3' disc, back
up software lor the CPC, + cfisc
utillM £14.«
24-PIN SCREEN DUWPi If you^e gel
a 24 pin printer Ehefi yDU naad this
program. Excellent quality dumps and
reada Adv Art files cfinecUy! £14.95
& BIT PORT A BftW BIT PORTi buill
in to a CPC prim lead for use with
programs ttiat uaa an & oil
output. £24.55
SlQ&kmarfcel
fSfTara afla/ys/jj- 29.96
Money Manager
(home accounts) « ., 21 -9S
X-Prese v2 0 . . 16.96
Sprites AtivBl 17.95
Sprites Alive! Compiler £?_9£
Manam Assembler , . 1&.96
Mint Office 2 13.96
CotoiirDujmp2 + ,, + 12.96
3 D CONSTRUCTION KIT (6128)
MJC PfflCE £11.95
GAMES DISKS
COMPILATIONS
14.95
James Bond Collection
. . .14.95
Hanna Barbara Collection . . .
10.95
Max pack , , , * * + ■■ • • ■■ ■
...17,95
j Movie Premiers Cdteclion . r *
...14.95
Soccer Stars
...13.95
Supe* Sega Collection ......
..,17.95
...14.96
Virtue: WuHds
.,,13.95
ANeft Storw
. . .12.95
Battle Command » .....
...11.95
Captain Plana*
. . .11.95
Colossus Ctiesa 4
. . . .6.50
Double Oregon 3
Jt.95
F16 Combat Pilot
. . . .7.95
GmnfM 3
... .12 95
HudaortHawk i
♦ ♦•11.95
The J Bisons ....... L ^
. . . .0.50
Man Uld Europe
. „ 10.95
.,,11 £5
Papeft>t>y 2
Pit Filter
rr ,11.95
Poteworth' i , * , ♦ V +
. . . .6.50
Prince ol Persia
,..11.95
Rotjoiofie * * >
Hadtsnd .....
...11,95
The Simpsons
, 11,95
WWF Wrsilenianra „
,..11.95
for move iinfotf rtjafibn on tfoe
■Bduca^orM/ program's ask for the MJCm
Educational Supoiament.
PRISMA SOFTWARE
Learn To Reed vrilh Prof (age 4-9 fr*)
Pert 1 : Prrjt Rays A new Gam e 1 4,96
Pad 2; Prof Lo<ft5 at Words ♦ > ♦ ,14,95
LCL SOFTWARE
LCL Prlmaty Maths (3-12) . . , , . 19.95
LCL MFcro MaiNs (11-GCSE) . . . 19.95
LGL Micro English I^GCSEj . . .1^.96
LCL Mega Maine (A-laval) , 19.9S
TRIPLE R EDUCATION
PICTURE B00«: (2-5 years) .14.95
M0NEV MATTERS: (Ml year$| .... 14.95
TARGET MATHS: (6-13 years) 14,%
COSMOS EDUCATIONAL
French Mlrtrenff? Jo artytf) 15.95
G&rman Master (12 tcadolt) , . . , . 15.95
Spanish Tutor ftefoatfu/Ej 15.95
Italien Tutor ( f £ to adult} % , 15.95
Answtrb&ck Junior Quit (M1 yn}
500 General Knowledge Questions 10.55
factfi les (requfras Anawafback Quiz}
ArimmeSk (6 to 11 years) 7.65
Spelling (6 to 11 ywrs} * * ■* ■ 7.95
Fun School 1 1 ft programs per rifsc
l i o r 2 to 5 years , , . e 95
For 5 to 7 years G.&5
For B to 12 yaflrs &.35
Fun School 2 8 programs per disc
For 2 to 6 years , , , , , , , , 5-95
For 6 to 6 years 9.95
ForStol2yafira .&.9S
Fun School 3 £ prtigyaffre par disc
For 2 to 5 years 4 , 1 * L . L ..... . 11.95
For 5 to 7 years ,♦<<♦♦♦„♦. .-11.95
For 7 to 1£ years , , 11,95
NEW Fun School 4 5 programs j»f d/sc
For unrfer 5 years 11.95
For 5 la 7 years 11.95
For 7 lo 1 1 years 11.95
ACCESSORIES
DKT 64K Memory Expansion (464) 39.95
Multlface 2 Plus (for CPC) 39.95
Multitee 2 PJus [Plus ModelsS . . . .42.G5
CPC to Paral lel primer read 9.95
CPCPlustoperaJWJeafJ 6.95
464 Keyboard-Monitor Exl ie*ds 7.95
K&y/*rfonitaj Bst Je«chs 1.95
NIW- 6138^ Key/Monilof Exl teada 7.95
FDl Disc Drive Lead (G54/B1?a) r .
4£W?fl Monftor/Keyboard covets 7.35
464/6128 Plus dust otjvera »8.B5
jpJease afate exact machine - cdi/mono)
OuioltBhot 2 Turto Joyalk)^
CampetHiori Pro 5dO0 , , + 1 3.95
Tapster joystick P r , 19,95
CPM BASED
Proteact CPM
. ■ j . 33.&S
M Last Plua ....
... .24.96
Supercalc 2
^♦,iaj6
H^sotf Pasca[ SO ,
..-.36.95
Hisoft C Compiler
.,. .36.96
ianney Crash Course
. , .16.95
psnScey Two finger Typfng .,
16.95
PRINTERS
Alt prw-e-i inriwSH cable, ribbon. VAT, ocs?ag«
& packing* Courier service av*iab*e. add £i
FEEL FREE TO CALL FOft ADVICE
9 PIN PRINTERS
CTTIZEM 120-D PLUS
A cheap Epson FX comcaebte. witfi a ^artge
of text styles and sizes in draft mote,
fcrn^ed in New Letter QuaWy.
£139.9$
STAR LC-20
Star's rftftfiGArMtfri lot ihfr ovular tC- 1C *
« Ufa 1n ba a wlnnnr
£169.95
[
PANASONIC MP- 11 70
Offers 4 NLQ font!, ar^d fast printing. Very
good quality text for a 9 pin printer.
£159.95
STAR LC-2Q0
I lie latest colour printer From Star. Not Gftfy
wry fast but offers new paper handling fea-
tures. Best vahie lor money* NB: Pfinfan^
colour erects ^rfqupes e&fra softwwe.
Rear5e c^ft before ordering
£219 95
24 PIN PRINTERS
Wren Drrnfing erap/n'cs from 24 pir?
printer results ! *ill oe dJstOrled
wichoi/t ame extra software.
Please eaJI Jsefore orderiw.
STMLC24-10
Excellent value budge* prm4er,
offering 5 letter quatrl> hr\s, aftd ackAtional
effects sytn as quad sue, outline and stadow
£209.95
PANASO^rC KXP-11Z3
Pwa5CmaC"$ errtry levei gJVfllg a
tjettei print quality man 1?ve Staf flwdefl. but
iwh 4 LfJ Ichtcs and fewer ejects
£219.95
STAR LC24-2Q0
| Hie replacenwnt for the popular LC24-10,
with the- ^me 5 letter quai^tv fon-ts h
shade* aid airline eflects. fAjch wier
than the 24-10 and to improved p*p*r
handing.
£259.95
PANASONIC KXP !124i
R*trtat:emeht fw t!w excetert 1 1 24/ o^enng
txc#tiHvt text quality, bufte quality, paper
handfow? and controf panel. Mow mrs,
shadow * oirtfine effects. 7 10 Fonts, and a
new" super ig font.
£279,95
COLOURDUMP 2
This program Of rnfa A*?anced Art Stvdio
FAes in up to 36 colours on trie Star LOfOO
Colour prtrtfif of compat^le
COLOURDUMP 2 112
CASSETTE SOFTWARE
Fyn School t
Fun School 1
fun School I
Fun St+iool ?.
Fun Sr-nool c
Fun achoot 2
Fun School 3
Fun School 3
Fun School 3
fo ver Q)
{£■-5) . . .
- .4.95
. .496
. .B.9§
. .6.95
..6.95
..BJ&5
a.ss
..a.^s
Mfii Mce 2
Maxam 464 .
Probed *6* .
15S5
Advanced Art Studio ( \ 25k) 1 5.35
AnswwtwcJt Junior Quiz 10.95
Card holders can order now on: 0462 481166 DEI®
Amstrad User May 1992
13
110 LINERS I
DIVIDER
By C.Hine
This little gem will certainly set your
eyes reeling, as it creates some par-
ticularly weird patterns on the
screen.Using CTRL +X to create the
funny X characters used in the listing,
the final touch is achieved by pressing
SPACE. Try it and se what you think.
1 '464 SCREEN DIVIDER — "X" IS OBTAINED BY PRESSING CTRL+X- TYPE THE
CALLS WITH CARE!!!
10 ' FIRMWARE CALLS —HOLD DOWN SPACE FOR WEIRD BORDER
' CHINE 1992 (C) HOLD DEL TO RETURN TO MAIN PROGRAM
30 MODE l:POKE &B28F,252:? SPC(13)"ANY KEY":POKE &B1C8,1;CALL
&BBl8:MODE0:speed ink255,255:ON BREAK GOSUB 100:CLS:FORN=1 TO255:CALL&BC62,7:LOCATE
10,20:PEN 14:?"X SPACE X" : B=INT(RND*699) : A=I N T{ RN D*904) :U= INT(RN D* 1 5) : BOR DER U
40 QW=INT(RND(l)*920)+(2*3/2)+84:IF INKEY(47)=0 THEN GOSUB 80 ELSE 50
50 CALL &BC44,QW:CALL &BC62,2,121,13,1:CALL &BC62,A,B,U,N,S:CALL &BC4S:CALL
&BC48,8,A,U:CALL &BC48,6,N:CALL &BC48,13,U:DRAW 800,12:DRAW 0,999:DRAW 999,0:CALL
&BC42AB,U:CALL. &BC42,7,8 ( 1 2,B
60 IF TEST(0,13)=0 OR TEST(0,3) THEN WINDOW#L15,32,8,10:CLS#1:WINDOW#2,32,32,15,4:CLS#2WIND
OW#3,l5,lO,8,9rC LS#3 : WINDO W#4 , 5 , 1 7, 1 3,22 : C L5#4 : P A PE R#3 , 7 : PAP E R#l , 6 : P A PE R#4 , 4 : P A PE R#2 , 1 2 : C A J . I
&BC62,N;CALL &BC42,N
70 NEXTGOTO 30
80 RESTORE:FOR I=&AF00 TO &AF0F:READ AS:POKE I,VAL("&"+A$):NEXT:MODE 0:CALL &AF00:DATA
0L00 y C0,ED,5F,81,A7,02 / 03,78,FE,00,C8 / C3,03,AF:LOCATE U2:POKE &B28F,253:?"X HOLD DOWN D E L X"
90 CALL &BD2LCALL &BD22;CALL &BD23:CALL &BD24,1:CALL &BD25:IF INKEY(79)=0 THEN RETURN ELSE
CALL &BD21 :GOTO 90
100 CALL &BBFF:CALL &BC02:PEN l:MODE LUST
KNIGHTMOVES
This clever little demo reveals the 64
moves that the Knight pice on a chess-
board; must take, to cover every single
square on the board. It isn't the most
By Ernest Thompson
startling demo around, but it may
come in handy for your own crea-
tions.
10 MODE 1 :DIM B ( 1 2 , ! 2 ) : T =0 : J = 2 : K= 2 : L = 3 ; GOSUB 1 GO : T = 3 : 3 = 5 ; K = 3
:L=2:GOSUB 100: FOR A=1 TO 8: READ R , C : S { A ) = B : T ( A ) =C : NEXT : DATA
1,2,2,1,2, 1,1,-2,-1,-2, 2,1, 2,1,1,2
20 FOR A = 1 TO 1 2 : FOR R=] TO 1 2 ; B C B . A } = 1 : NEXT B , A : FOR A - 3 TO
10: FOR. B=3 TO 1 O : R { B , A ) =0 : NEXT R , A : X = T NT f RND * 8 )i 3 : Y = I NT (R NO *
8 ) + 3 : B ( X , Y > = 1
3 0 \ I - I NT { X / 2 ) : Y 1 = I NT { Y / 2 1 : IF (Xl=X/2 AND Y 1 = Y/ 2 > OR ( X 1 < > X / 2
AND YJOY/2) THEN Z = 2 ELSE Z = 3
4 0 SOUND 1 ,400, 20 ; LOCATE X * 3 l 1 ; Y * 3 -7 : PAPER % PEN O : PR I NT" I M ■
FOR A - J TO 2000 ; NEXT ; FOR N = 2 TO G 4 : P = 9 : FOR 1 = 1 TO 8 * X ] = X + S U
> ;-Y1 =Y i T< 1 1 ; I F R(X1 .YMftJ THEN RO
5 0 1=0: FOR J - 1 TO 8 : X 2 = X 1 *■ S ( 3 ) : Y 2 = Y 1 H T ( J ) ; 1 F B < X 2 , Y 2 J = 1 T HEN
70
GO L=L+ J
7 0 NEXT: IF L<P THEN P = I. :E=T
8 0 NEXT: FOR A = 1 TO 500 : NKXT : IF Z-2 THEN Z = 3 ELS E Z = 2
90 X=X+S< K ) : Y = Y iT( E > : R( X , Y 1 = 1 : SOUND I , 4 00 fi * N , 2 0 : LOCATE X*3 +
l.Y*3 7 : PAPER 7. : PEN O: PRINT RIGHTS ( STIf$ ( N I : LFN( STR$ (N) M I ;N
EXT: PAPER O : PEN 1 : FND
100 FOR A= 1 TO 19 STEP 6 : FOR. B= T TO ,7 : FOR 0=9 TO 27 STEP 6:S
OUND 1.20,5: FOR D = 0 TO 2 : LOCATE O fD . A + B : PEN K: PRINT CHR$ (I A3
i : NEXT : FOR D=3 .TO 5 : LOCATE CtD,A + R:hKN L: PRINT CHRS ( J 4 3 ) : NEX
T D , C , B . A ; RETURN
Page 14
Amstrad User May 1992
1 0 LINERS I
METEd
On with the fun folks, with this smart
meteor dodger for your
perusal Basically, you are way from
home, caught in a meteor shower,
with damaged engines and low fuel
levels to boot What do you do?Well /
as your ship drifts in one direction
only, you must use the SPACE bar to
drag it back in the opposite direction, same time.This one's not easy, but it
avoiding meteors and trying to make sure is f urL
contact with the fuel dumps at the
1 ' M e t p. n r S h o w n r J $% ]
2 i [72]
3 ' (C) Robin 'Pipeline Software 1 Gilbert , January 1992 [73]
4 * [74]
10 MODE 1 : INK 0,1: BORDER. J; INK 1,26: INK 2, 11: INK 3,0: PAPER 0
;CLS:PEN 2: PRINT TAB(8)"M o t e o r S h o w e r " : PR T NT : PEN
1 : PRINT TABU) "Score: ; TAB ( 2 1 ) "Fuel : " s LOCATE 4 , 25 : PR ] NT"His
mm** ; TAB (21 ) "By : " : hi = 1 00 tnS^'ROB" : WINDOW*! , 4,36,5,23; PAPER
1,3:CLS#1 [63]
20 SYMBOL 255 /12,6,50,74,74,122,1 22, I 22 : f 1 $ = CHR$ ( 2 55 ) : SYMBOL
254 ,85,127 l 99,54,52 1 28,a,8:SYMBOL 253,0,0,60, 126, 126,126,60
, 0 : s$=0HR$ (254) :p$0 )=CHR$(231 ) : p$ ( 2 I =CHR$ ( 144 \ : p$ ( 3 ) =CHR$ ( 2
53) [B2]
3 0 tm=0:s = 0:f] = 10: LOCATE 12, 2 5: PRUT UTJ NO : hi : LOCATE
24,25:PRINT nS:LOCATE#l , 6 , 2 : PEN#1 ,2: PRINT* 1 , "Press any key t
o play.": WHILE INKEY$ = " " : WEND : CLS*1 : x = 1 6 : y =6 [75]
40 bx=0:a=l+s/150:FOR f= ! TO a : i f ) =RND*31 + 1 ; NEXT : 1 F RND > 0 .
9 THEN bx=RND*31 +1 [44 ]
50 k=INKEY(47) : IF lt<>-1 AND x<33 THEN xx = J : s = r,i I : f 1 . = f 1 0.1:8
OUND 1,40+f 1*4,2 ELSE IF m>% AND k = J THEN xx =-l [2B]
60 LOCATE 1 ,.x + xx , y : 7$=00PY0HR$ (#1 ) : IF z$:fU THEN fl-flil:S0
UNI) ] ,50, 10; SOUND 1 ,70,5: SOUND 1,60,5 ELSE IF z$-p$M) OR z$ fl4]
= P$(2) OR z$=p$(3) THEN FOR f = l TO 1 0 + s/l 0 : MOVE ( x + 2 ) * 1 6 t RND [14]
*16,248+RND*8:DRAW 72* RND*<1 96 , 364 RND* 29(5 ; NEXT: GOTO 90 [14]
70 PEN#l,l:FOR f-1 TO a : LOCATE*! , ax { f ) , 1 9 : PRINT*! , p$ ( 1 +RND*3 |6Ej
): NEXT: IF bxOO THEN LOCATK#I , bx , 1 9 : PRINT l t fl$ [6E]
80 LOCATED! t x, y: PR I NT#1 , " " : LOCATE* 1 , 32 , 20 : PRINT#1 , CHR$ ( 13 > j
x = x + xx :PEN#1 , 2 : CALL &BD19 : LOCATE* 1 , x , y : PR JNW1 t s $ : CALL &BD1 9
:xx = 0:yy = 0: LOCATE 10, 3: PR I NT US T NG " ; f> : I F f 1 <0 THEN 90
ELSE LOCATE 27,3:PRTNT STR INC$ ( fl , 14 3 ); STRINGS f 1 + < 1 0 - fl } 32)
;GOTO 40 [86]
90 SOUND 1,1000, 100, 10, 0,0,31: LOCATE 10,11 . ;PRINT" GAM E
OVER " : CLEAR INPUT : WHILE 1 NKEYS- " " : WEND : CLS*J : IF s>hi THE
N LOCATE 12,13: PR INT M Cong retain t i ohr M : in = ss : IXKijM 12,15: TNPtf
r'Name" :n$:n$=LEFT$1n$ , 1 3} :GOTO 30 ELSE 30 [6E]
63]
63]
63]
63]
B2]
[B2]
B2]
75]
75]
44
2B]
U J
ffiB]
88]
an]
6E]
6E]
6E]
Amstrad User May 1992
Page IS
110 LINERS
DESIGNER
By Ernest Derry
This excellent aid to character design- character, using the cursor and COPY exactly what you need to type into
ing could not be more easy. All you keys, then press E to end your your program to access the character,
need to do, is map out your desired routine.Now, the proggie will list out Simple and very, very handy.
10 REM Choracter ftosi gnor By E.F.Dni-ry
2 0 MODE 1 i INK 0,3 : 1 NK 1 : INK 2 , O : DIM num (8) : p = J : PEN J : FOR
y = 1 TO 0 s Ton x = 1 TO ft : LOCATE x l Ifi.yl ft : PR. 1 NT CHR$ (2.13) j NEXT x.
: NEXT y : LOCATE 3 . 2 2 : I'll I NT " L COPY J TO PLOT [ F j TO KND" : LOCAT
F S t PR T NT ♦'CURSOR KEY 55 TO MOVE PO t NTER "
3 O PEN 3 : ox=l :oy=l : x=1 :y=l : LOCATE x+16,y46: PR T NT" I ,h : p = 1
40 IF I NTCEY ( B 1=0 THEN x = x-l ELSE I F TNKEYt 1 ) =0 TURN x = x^l
S E IF I NK E Y ( O } = O THEN y - y - J ELS E IF I NKE Y ( 2 > = O THEN v = v U EI
SE IF INKEY (9)=0 THEN k = J ELSE IF INK'KY<5fl|=0 THEN o = 1
5 O I F x = 0 THEN * = 1 EL S I C I F x = 9 TIT EN x = ft ELS E I F v = O T]t F N v = J
* ELSE IF y-9 THEN y-8
f>0 IF - I THEN 7 = 0 : FDR n - 1 TO 200:NEXT
P= I
70 IF ox=* AND oy=v THEN ftO ELSE PEN p
N T CHlUi < 2 3 ,1 ) :w=2f.-(yU. ) :vxr| x 4 1 G ) * 16 (5:vf=w*]fi ft : j> = TEST ( vs . v
v ) : PEN p i LOCATE s H li , ,v \ ft : PEN 3 : PR T NT " 4 " : o n = k : . >; v ~y
fiO I F i- ~0 THEN 4 0 ELSE PEN p i LOCATE x l I 6 , y t 5 : PR J NT CHR$ ( 2 33 )
f>0 FOR y = 7 TO I 4 :'o = 0 : FOR x = £M TO ] 7 STEP 1 ; a = a > 1 : v * = X * 1 ft ft:w
= 2 ft y r vy = w * I ft • ft : I = TEST t v * , v y ) ; I F t = 1 THEN r 9 O : GOTO J 0 f> ELS E
IF n _ 1 THEN j ■ = 1 FT ,S E r = 2*(a I )
1 0.0 num ( y- 6 ) srmni ( y 6 ) < r : NEXT x : NEXT y : OLS : PEN 1 : LOCATE I F. . J 0
:PRINT"Th(> S Y M BO 1 . <•>.<-> mrm-ind i «? : LOCATE 2 . 1 3 : 1 1 ? I N T ' H : Y M BO 1 , 2 A G " :
: CLEAR INPUT j FOR n = l TO ft : PR T NT " : " ; nnm( n } ; ; NEXT : PRINT :PH I NT
: PRINT"Typ<» in (lie; r-il>nv** nnmmfind (inci theiii type in PRINT CHRS
< 24 0 1 " : PR TNT
IF p = ? THEN p=2 ELSE
[ Or ATE nsilfi.oyl-r, ; P ti ]
DISC INLAY
By Neil Barratt
It's been done before, but you can't have too
much of a good thing I say. Anyway, this
little proggie allows you to print out six disc
inlays on a sheet of A4 paper, with 9 entries
allowed per side Just follow the instructions
and see how this can tidy up your lifestyle.
1 J 3" Disc Inlav Printer
2 ' By Neil Barratt
3 ' Prints 6 labels on A4 Paper
4 ' 9 Entries allowed per side
5 ' Press ENTER 'RETURN for blank entry
10 CLS:DIM discno(6):DIM sideaS(9,6):DlM sideb$(9,6):FOR disc=l TO 6:INFUT "Disc Number";discno(disc):FOR
a=l TO 9
20 PRINT "Program", a;" Title (27 characters max.) ";;1.\PU I sidea$(a.disc):length-LE\(sideaS(a,disc)):TFteni;th>27
THEN GOTO 20
30 NEXT a:FOR b=l TO 9
40 PRINT "Program" ;b;"Tit!c (27 characters max.) ";:f N PUT sideb$(b,disc) :length=LEN(sideb$Cb,disc)):IF length>27
THEN GOTO 40
50 NEXT b:NEXT disc
60 PRINT#8,STRINC$(65,CHR$(95)):FOR a = l TO 5 STEP 2:PRINT#8," I "/'Disc No";:PRINT#S,
USING"### v ;discno(a);:PRINT#8,STRING$(21,CHR$(32));:PRINT#8,"l";"Disc
No" ; : PRINT#B,USING " ###" ;discno(a+ 1) ;: PRINT#8,STRING $(21 ,CHR$ (32) );" I "
70PRINT#8/' I ";"SideP l ;STRING$(8 / CHR$(32});"FreeSpace=";STRING$<6,CHR$(32));'' I "f Side 1 ;S TR1NG$(7,CHR$
(32)};"Free Space=";STRING$(7,CHR${32));" I *:FOR prog=l TO 9:length=LEN{sidea${prog,a))
:lengthl =LEN(sidea$(prog jr a+l ));space=27-length
80 spacel=27-lengthLPRlNT#8," l";prog;".";sidea$(prog,a);space$(space);" I ";prog;".";sidea$ (prog,a+l);
SPACE$(spacel);" P':NEXT prog
90 PR[\T#8/' I "/'Side 2";STRING$(8,CHR$(32))/'Free Space=";STRING$(6,CHR$(32));" I "/'Side
2";STRING$(7,CHR$(32));"Free Space=";STRING$(7,CHR$(32))/' I ":FOR prog=l TO 9:length=LEN
(sideb$ ( pr og,a) ) :leng th 1 =LEN(sid ebS( prog, a + 1 ) ) : spa ce~ 27- length : spacel = 27-length 1
100 PR1NT#8/' I ' y ^rog/'.";sideb${proga);SPACE$(space);" I ";prog;'7';sideb${prog,a4l);SPACE$(spacel);" I ";NEXT
prog:PRINT#8,STRING$(65,CHR$(95)):NEXT a:PRINT#8:PRINT#8:PR!NT#8
Pale 16
Amstrad User Mav 1992
■
dp
.1 ' R^E ,
li
Another clever game here from Mr
Gilbert, which sees you frantically
tryiitg to avoid the oncoming skulls,
by biding behind She walls, Hide
successfully, and the skulls will dis-
integrate, fail and yout die.The easi-
est level is a doddle but if you want
a suicide mission, try out level (I for
a laugh,
1 'Skull [711
2 ' [72]
3 " (C) Robin 'Pipeline Softwaro' Gilbert, January 1992 [73]
4 1 [74]
10 MODE XsiM 0.3: BORDER 3: INK 1,26: INK 2 ,6: INK 3,9; PAPER 0:
PEN I : CLS : W JND0W#1 ,4,36,2,21: PAPER* , 3 ; CLS#1 ; a$= "SKULL" : FOR
f = l TO 5:L0CATE 2,f*2:PRINT M IDS i aS . f , 1) : LOCATE 38,f*2:PRJNT
MID$ ( a$ , f , 1 ) : NEXT: DIM sx(20l . sy( 20) ,n>sx(20) ,msy(20) [ 0C]
20 SYMBOL 25 5 . GO , 1 26 , 90 , 1 2 6 , GO , 3G , 60 , 24 : s$=CHR$ { 255 ) : m$ = CHR.$
j 24 9) :w$=CHR$( 2 33 jh LOCATE 4 , 24 : INPlTT"Se 1 ec t Difficulty 0-9 (
^-easy): " ,d:IF d<0 OR d>9 THEN 20 FLS-E CLS*1 : FOR f- l TO \ ld
: LOCATE 4 4RND*30 t 2^RND*19:PRTNT StR TNG$ ( H RND*f yw$) : NEXT: 1^0
:x='20:y = 10 [82]
30 sk = 8 l f 10-d) :PFN 0 : PAPER 3 : FOR f = l TO sh: r>x i f ) = I NT ( 4 t RND*3
2hsy(f J = rNT(2 + RND*19) : LOCATE sjt ( f } , sy ( f ) : FR TNT s$:NKXt 1 F5 ]
40 FOR f = 1 TO sk:PEN 2 : LOCATE x,y: PRINT m S : x s = - J * ( I NKEY ( 1 ) < >
1 AND x < 36 ) + ( 1 * f I NKEY ( 8 K > - 1 AND x > 4 ) ) : yy = 1 * ( I NKEY (0)01 A
N D y > 2 )-(]*( I NKEY { 2 X > - 1 AND y < 2 1 M [f>5]
50 PEN 0 : IF sx(f)O0 THEN r =RNl^ h/ I 0 : msx ( f } - - 1 * f sx ( f ) < x AND
r>0. 1 H( l*(sx( f )>x AND r > A . 1) ) : may { f ) = 1 * ( sy ( f ) AND r>0,M
•+U*(sy(0>y AND r ) 0 . 1 }}: LOCATE ( sx ( f ) * ros x { f ) ) , ( sy ( f ) 4 msy ( f )
) ;z$=COPYCHR$(£0) [E7]
BO IF LEN<z$)=0 AND sx<fK>0 THEN h=h+ I : LOCATE sx { f } , sy t f ) : P
R I NT " " : sx( f }=0: SOUND 129,80.5: SOUND ],50,5;GOTO 80 ELSE IF
zS=m$ AND sx{f)O0 THEN ROUND 129,500,100,1 5,0,0,31 : GOTO 100
70 IF ABS{mr;x(f ) )+ABS(msy( f ) j <>0 THEN LOCATE sx f f ) , sy I f ) ; PR I
NT" " : s.x( f ) =sxf f Nmsx{ f ) : syff ) =sy{ H tmsy ( f ) : LOCATE sx( f ) , r,yt
f ) : PRINT s$ [ FR]
80 msx ( f) =0 : msy { f ) =0 : I F h = sk THEN LOCATE 12,8: PR I NT "Contra Lu
1 lions ! " : FOR f = 1 000 TO 50 STEP 25: SOUND I , f , f / 7 5 : NEXT : GOTO
I 00 ELSE IF ABSf JcxMABS(yy1 00 THEN LOCATE x,y:PR?N3 : x-
xH xx. : y = y + yy : xx = 0 : yy = 0 [OR]
90 PAPER 0:PEN l:LOCATE 1 53 , 1 : PRINT sk-h: PAPER 3:NEXT;GOTO 40
100 LOCATE 8 , 4 : PR I NT "Game over, press q kpy..";CLFAR TNPUT:W
HTLE TNKEY$ = , " , : WEND: LOCATE l,24:PAPER Or PEN 1:PRINT STR T NG $ <
^8 . 32 ) :GOTO 20 [ B2-]
foe]
locj
0C
[! : t2]
[82]
[f!2]
[F5]
[65]
[65]
E7]
l'F7]
f m }
[ CD ]
[ CD ]
[FRj
f 0B |
I 4 G ]
[B2;
[ B2 1
Amstrad Usee May 1992
C OURS EM ASTER
Our proven horse racing program
for both FLATS or JUMPS £24.95
*^ TRACKMASTER
The Greyhound Racing Tipster £19.95
Cou rsemaster & Trackmaste r Twi n Pack £39.95
(Saving £4.95)
Using simple information from the racing card in daily papers
or the racing papers, COU RSEMASTER and TRACKMASTER
will predict with consistent accuracy.
The winner is predicted as well as second and third places
for tricasts. The programs also mention attractive long shots,
recommend types of bets and most importantly warn when
not to bet.
Successful betting extends beyond merely picking the
winners and COU RSEMASTER and TRACKMASTER will assist
in managing your bets, They work out your winnings on the
most popular types of bet including SINGLES, DOUBLES,
PATENT. YANKEE, CANADIAN, print out your betting slips,
and even maintain your betting bank account.
SYSTEM BETS will regularly provide a system for MAJOR
WINS with small stakes - try it and surprise yourself
COMPETITION
Details and rules
Our company li kes to see people winning,, which is why we're
running our fabulous 'Win a pc competition'. With every
purchase you make, you will automatical^ be entered into
the draw. You can also enter for free by sending a postcard
to INTRASET.
1st prize -PC MT2B6 Colour
2nd prize - Complete set of Intraset Business and Gaming
Software 3rd prize - Complete set of Intraset Gaming
Software 5 runners up will each win their choke of one
Intraset title.
Intranet s decision will be final on all matters.
Send an SAE for list of winners.
Draw dates 2SI2I92 and 28/9/92
SPECIAL POOLS MASTER and COURSE MASTER
c _ together for £44.95 (Saving £4.95.)
OFFER
Our complete gaming suite: £110.00
POOLSM ASTER {British & Australian),
PERM-MASTER, SPOT-THE-BALL,
COU RSEMASTER, TRACKMASTER
Saving £22.70
IntrasetLtd
Fax 0257 274753
Help desk 0490 3284
Weekdays 3^4pm
Overseas orders please add £5.00.
All prices Include P+P and VAT.
with Intraset Ltd
Our compendium of gaming software uses your
computer's intelligence and logic to predict winners
and advise you on strategy. Whether you're an
experienced punter or a novice, with a little time and
our range of software, you can maximise your
winning potential.
'A licence to print money ' Mr FC Hammond of Essex who won nearly
£10,000 in 16 weeks
'We have wan many thousands' Mr PE Roberts of Dorset who so far has won
more than £46,000
'Copies of these and other endorsements from actual customers are available on request.
POOLSMASTER British or
Australian £24.95 each*
Poolsmaster British and Australian
£44.95 (Saving £4.95)
The Football Pools Predictors
Developed after years of detailed study,
POOLSMASTER uses a unique scientific
formula to predict Home, Aways and Draws.
The FORM PREDICTION option analyzes result
possibilities with amazing accuracy. The
unique indexing system allows for quick entry
of fixtures and results, and updates itself
season after season so there is no need to buy
a new copy each year. Poolsmaster also
contains a unique coupon number sequence
predictor.
Together, both Poolsmaster editions cover all
British league and cup matches and the
Australian league.
PERM-MASTER £19.95
The perfect companion for
Poolsmaster
Designed for users of PERM systems, PERM-
MASTER ends the agony of checking by doing
it for you. It comes complete with several of
the top perms built in but you can afso create
your own with the unique PERM EDITOR and
PERM CALCULATOR features. PERM-MASTER
is fast and easy to use and can be used for
most block and single tine perms.
Additional discs of top perms are available at
£14,95 each.
SPOT-THE-BALL £17.95
There is no more need for counting Y$ or
using messy rubber stamps. Simply tell your
computer where you think the ball is using the
screen template provided. It will give you a
print-out of up to 540 micro-fine crosses ifi
your chosen shape or it can chose at random
for you. SPOT-THE-BALL learns week after
week and builds up a database of results for
the SEQUENCE PREDICTOR OPTION.
GUIDE TO POOLS AND
PERMS £14.95
The definitive guide to Pools
permutations and betting
systems
Written by the experts responsible for our
successful software range. Master the fine art
of prediction by reading this fascinating
in-depth explanation of betting systems and
perms. Plan a campaign for that elusive big
win and use this books' tips on selecting the
best matches and races and how to use perms
to maximum effect on Pools, Horses and Dogs.
INTEREST-
CREDIT
Spend over £30 and spread the cost at no
extra charge! {Cheque purchases only.)
Simply divide your order by 4 and send us 4 cheques
eath with your name and address and cheque
guarantee number: Date the first cheque with
today's date and post-date each of the other
cheques by one month le, 1/5/91, 1/6/11 etc.
Wc will then hold each cheque until it is due.
All program available for IBMVPC & compatibles, all Amstrad PC's, Amstrad PCWs, Atari, Amiga and
CPC 6128, Coursemaster, Poolsmaster British and Tradkmaster are also available for all Amstrad ZK%
all Spectrum j and C64& 128.
Send cheques or postal
10 Woodside Avenue,
Phone or Fa* for li
to INTRASET LTD (DEPT ACU) FRGGPOST,
-Le- Woods, Chorfey, Lanes, PR6 7BR.
service. All major credit cards accepted.
PRODUCE PICTURES LIKE THIS IN
MINUTES" USING A DMP2000/21 60/3000/
3160/3250 PRINTER AND THE
DART SCANNER
A remarkable new image scanning system which
enables you to recreate i Store pictures,
documents, drawings, photographs etc.
'No clntffFB or video source
nt*d*d
Simply leed yo*jr original into
printer (does nut affect normal
printing opera'ion^
"Comp#H6k whirl STOP PRESS
and any IhghT pen gr n-nuse
which work* with standard
s£r*en Formal
" For Ml CPC compulse*
FealureB-:
Scan-MB^nilrcaiionxl, x2, x3, x6
Print-Fu«l siae/Hitf Sue, Load A
Save to Tape or Disc, At m
Copy, ScraFling Window, Zoom
Edil r Qdx/Slank r Clcaf Ar^a,
Add TflxT, Fiip Scrawu On
scf9€fi Menu,
Application!::
AdvGrtiSi ng/ Artwork.
Newsletters & leaflets. Gaines
Serwn*.
PacKffle
Cofnp^Hf;
Sttnnir hr*id r
In tart it*,
Software on
Cauttft Of CM*c
£79 i 95
Instixting VA T
and MF
unll B5> Oulton works,
School Road,
LOWESTOFT
Suffolk NR334NA
Telephone (0502) 513707
Tracto and Export #rtqjutrl#* *lao wilcdm*
IF AN ADVERT
IS WRONG, WHO
PUTS IT RIGHT?
We do.
The Advertising Standards Authority
ensures advertisements meet with the
strict Code of Advert ising Practice.
So if you question an advertiser, they
have to answer to us.
To hud out more about
l he ASA, please write to |
Advertising Standards
Authority, Department X.
Brook House, Torrington
Place, London WC1E7HN.
;-:■-::■:■:■:■::■>:■:■:
o:o.\o: :o:'.o:of>;
::«::. ::o::o:va
This spar e dona led in Ihr inirreMla of high slandcirdH
in adtrrl hcmenln.
Technical Writer/Editor
REQUIRED
(EARN OVER £1000 PER MONTH)
CPC ATTACK is on the look out
for a technically minded boffin to
work freelance from our offices in
central London. This means that the
succesful candidate should 1 ive within
the London area and be able to come
into the office on a daily basis. An
excellent rate of pay is on offer to the
right person.
If you would like to work on the best
CPC magazine then write, with a CV
and a 500 word technical article/
review on any subject, to:
Pat Kelly
Editor,
CPC ATTACK,
HHL Publishing
116 120 Goswell Road,
London. EC IV 7DP.
or phone 07 1 -490-7833 extn. 212
for further information.
Amstrad User May 1992
Page 19
How often have you heard the
saying that 'Tact is stranger tfoait
fiction"? I have heard it many
times too but had never before come
across an example that accurately fit-
ted the description, Now I have, It
involves amongst others, a man by
the name of Tony Collins who owns
The G uild, an Amstrad ad ventu re d i s-
tribuEor and another man called John
Wilson who owns Zenobi Software, a
Spectrum adventure distributor. In
the background are three adventure
writers who called themselves Essen-
tial Mvth until it became defunct.
Page 20
Where it starts to get interesting is
when I mention that Essential Myth
wrote an adventure for the Spectrum
called Dr JEKYLL and Mr HYDE.
They then sold the Spectrum rights to
this game to Zenobi who have carried
on distributing it to the Spectrum
market ever since. Now this is where
the story really starts. As there was
not (and Zenobi have no intention of
producing) an Amstrad version of
JEKYLL & HYDE, Tony Collins con-
tacted Lee Hodgson (one of the trio
from Essential Myth) and obtained
permission to produce an Amstrad
version of their game.. The work was
progressing nicely and 1 had been
waiting for a finished version to re-
view for you.
That will now not happen however,
as Zenobi have stated that they own
ALL the rights to this game and that
no conversions can appear with out
their permission. Furthermore, they
refuse to grant any such per mission.
Now fair enough, if Zenobi were go-
ing to do their own conversion then
obviously they wouldn't want any-
body else stealing their future sales,
But they're not going to do any other
Amstrad User 1992
ADVENTURE
conversions apart from the Spectrum,
so what is the possible harm to Zenobi
in allowing a third party to gain sales
from the other machine formats,
which they themselves have no inter-
est in supplying? As I said at the
beginning, this sounds like a bit of
fiction but sadly it is all true. If you
would like to play Dr JEKYLL & Mr
] iYDK oti the Am.^iYid, then all J e-m
suggest is that you drop John Wilson
a line and tell him so and then he
might change his mind. His address is
26 Spotland Tops, CuEgate, Rochdale,
Lanes, OL12 7NX +
Amstrad User 1992
My Lamp Won't Work
Department
As promised a few issues ago, here is
the full solution to COLOSSAL AD-
VENTURE, including the tricky tmd
game, This version by LEVEL 9, was
based upon CLASSIC ADVENTURE,
which was based upon COLOSSAL
CAVES, which originated as simply
ADVENTURE, I could also add that it
has been copied and satirized several
times and formed the basis of many
other adventures - but I won't. I will
say however, that I find it fascinating
that the Grandfather of all adventures
is still being played today and that the
puzzles are still as fresh as ever.
Enough of this reminiscing, on with
the solution:
Start at the End of the Road, E
DOWN TAKE COINS UP DROP
CGIXS TAKE LAMP EXAMINE
PLANT (it now projects through an
opening above you). UP E DOWN
FILL BOTTLE (with oil this time) UP
W DOWN CLIMB PLANT W (note
the inscription on the West wall) \
OIL GATE (it creaks open) DROP
BOTTLE S TAKE EGGS S E UP E E
LAMP TAKE KEYS TAKE BOTTLE E
S S S TAKE SANDWICHES EXAM-
INE SANDWICHES W FILL BOT-
TLE S EXAMINE GRATE OPEN
GRATE (using the key.) It is now
unlocked. N N N E SAY PLUGH ON
LAMP (you are no win the T2' Room)
S DOWN W DOWN W W
W W DOWN (the wilting
seedling whispers:
Water! Wa-
ter]") WA- m
-
NW (you may have to repeat this until
it works, and you should now be in
the Oriental Room) W SW N CROSS
BRIDGE (a Huge Troll appears and
demands payment) GIVE EGGS {you
will retrieve them later) CROSS
BRIDGE FEE FIE FOE FOO (thes*
latter four inputs will return the eggs
to where you first found them!).
NE E NE E TAKE SPICES W S
DOWN DOWN IN FEED BEAK (with
the sandwiches) OPEN CHAIN (us-
ing the keys) TAKE BEAR TAKE
CHAIN OUT UP UP W W CROSS
BRIDGE (the greedy Troll appears
again!) THROW BEAR (it sees off the
Troll!!) CROSS BRIDGE SW DOWN
SE SE NE E UP E UP N OFF LAMP
SAY PLUGH (you are now back in the
Brick Building) DROP CI IAIN DROP
SPICES W S SS DOWN W TAKE
CAGE ON LAMP W (note the'
word J XYZZY on the wall here) I\
W W TAKE BIRD {in the cage) * >
Continued an page 22
TER PLANT
{it grows and
asks for more
water) UP E E
NE E UP E E
DOWN FILL BOT-
TLE UP W W
DOWN W WWW
DOWNWA
Page 21
ADVENTURE!
W DOWN DOWN FREE BrRD (it sees
off the snake!),
DROP CAGE S TAKE JEWELLERY
NSWW KILL DRAGON YES (you
kill the Dragon with your bare ha nds ! )
TAKE RUG E E N N OFF LAMP SAY
PLUGH DROP JEWELLERY DROP
RUG SAY PLUGH (back to the 'Y2'
Room) SAY PLOVER (you are now in
the Plover Room) NE TAKE PYRA-
MID S SAY PLOVER (back to the 'Y2'
Room again) ON LAM PS TAKE BARS
N OFF LAMP SAY PLUGH DROP
PYRAMID DROP BARS SAY PLUGH
ON LAMP S DOWN W DOWN W W
W W DOWN CLIMB PLANT W
(there's your eggs!) N N TAKE TRI-
DENT S S TAKE EGGS S E UP E E NE
E N OPEN CLAM (a pearl rolls away
out of sight! ) S UP E UP N OFF LAMP
SAY PLUGH DROP TRIDENT DROP
EGGS,
SAY XYZZY (you are now in the
Room of Debris) TAKE ROD WWW
DOWN STAKE NUGGET N W
WAVE ROD (a crystal bridge appears
and spans thechasm!) DROP ROD W
TAKE DIAMONDS E E DOWN N N
OFF LAMP SA Y PLUGH DROP DIA-
MONDS DROP NUGGET SAY
PLUGH OX LAMP S DOWN W
DOWN E TAKE GAZETTE E DROP
GAZETTE S (repeat until you are back
in the Ante Room) W W NW (repeat
until you move to the Oriental Room)
N W OFF LAMP DROP LAMP E
TAKE EMERALD W TAKE LAMP
ON LAMP NW S TAKE VASE SE \-E
E UP E UP N OFFLAMP SAY PLUGH
DROP EMERALD [DON'T DROP
THE VASE YET!!] SAY PLUGH ON
LAMP S DOWN W DOWN W W E
TAKE PILLOW W NE E UP E UP N
OFF LAMP SAY PLUGH DROP PIL-
LOW DROP VASE (it lands safely on
the pillow). SAY PLUGH ON LAMP
5 DOWN W DOWN N DOWN
DOW N? TAKE PEARL UP UP S UP E
UP S N S (repeat alternate North and
South movements until an Elf ap-
pears.)
He is the Warrior who gave you the
map to the Colossal Cavern. He then
congratulates you and asks you to
free his people) YES (the 'End game
'now materialises, and you are at one
end of a Huge Room) N S (there sail
sorts of bits and pieces here!) TAKE
Page 22
KEYS TAKE LAMP TAKE DYNA-
MITE ON LAMP N DROP DYNA-
MITE SW TAKE ROD BLAST (vou
kill most of the Evil Dwarfs and create
a new exit to the West!). WWWUP
UP UP UP UP E DOWN W W W
WAVE ROD (the old bridge trick! [) W
W W DOWN DOWN DOWN TAKE
ELIXIR OFF LAMP DROP ROD T A KE
PENTACLE UP UP UP E E E EEN
(lots of skeletons are chained to the
wall, here) DROP ELIXIR (all the skel-
etons return to life!!)
S W N OPEN CHAIN (to free rhe
Elves) S S OPEN CHAIN (to free thy
remaining Elves) NWWWW LOCK
DOOR UP UP UP UP E (a huge blast
will now rock the Dungeon as cold
water meets hot lava! !) N TAKE ORB
E EDROP KEYS TAKE SCEPTRE S W
W (the Spider stares at your pentacle!)
W (it now follows you) UP UP UP
THROW PENTACLE {the Spider fol-
lows it into spacef!) ON LAMP DOWN
DOWN DOWN EE ES TAKE
CROWN W N UP UP W WW W W
(you aretfiow being gently swept along
by the stream, your lamp remaining
on!) UP (you are now on the edge of an
underground reservoir) S S S E E UP
E E E E E E UR
FINAL MESSAGE "The Elves are
waiting for you in a golden host sur-
rou nd ing their King, They cheer wi I d ly
as you emerge into the sun light" (Score
out of 1100 depends on how many
times you 'SAVED' and if you used
the coins to renew the lamp batteries
or not!!).
There are several 'random' elements
within this adventure, so it isnot pos-
sible to indicate EXACTLY where or
when they occur. The best thing to do
is follow the procedures, detailed in
these preliminary notes, to deal with
each problem as and when it arises,
(1) The first Dwarf you meet will
throw an axe or small knife at you. It
always misses the first time. Ignore
the knife but get the axe. From then
on, when you meet a Ehvarf, throw
the axe and take it again. One throw
will usually suffice but you may have
to repeat the action,
(2) When vou have some treasures
the Pirate will rob you. To retrieve
them {also the chest, which is itself a
necessary treasure) go to the West
End of the Hall of Mists Now follow
these directions EXACTLY; S- E - S - S
-S-NE-E- NW, You will now have
found the chest containing your sto-
len treasure, Take the chest AND your
stolen treasures and proceed EX-
ACTLY as follows: SE - N - DOWN -
E - E - SAYXYZZY, You are now back
at the Small Brick Building. Deposit
the chestand treasures and resume
w T here you left off. The Pirate will not
return.
(3) When you are told that the lamp
is flickering, this is a warning that the
batteries need replacing. Go back to
the Small Brick Building and GET
THE COINS. 'SAY PLUGH' and then
'ON LAMP' then proceed EXACTLY
as follows: S - S - UP - W - W - W ^ W
- W - S - E - E - CLIMB, You will now
have found the Vending Machine and
you should 'DROP COINS'. The ma-
chine will dispense new T batteries and
your lamp is automatically 're-
charged'. Now proceed: N - UP - E - E
-E-E-E-DOWN-N-N-OFFLAMP
- SAY PLUGH, You are now back at
the Small Brick Building, As the coins
were a necessary treasure, this proce-
dure will deduct TEN points from
your final score! This solution cuts a
few unnecessary corners out, and fully
utilises OX /OFF LAMP and the magic
words: PLUGH, PLOVER and XYZZY
to reduce the chances of needing re-
placement batteries.
(4) The 'Endgame' will materialise
when ALL treasures have been col-
lected and shortly after you are in-
formed that the 'Caves are closing'.
(5) Finally, each time you 'SAVE'
your position, ONE point is deducted
from your score,
And so, with a fond tear in my eye
for being reminded of many happy
hours spent battling with the above
game and with aching fingers from so
much typing,, I will bid you farewell
until next month. Happy adventur-
ing-
Please send all correspondence,
hintSjr complaints, money, etc to:-
Th eDun geon Mas ter. C/c> Amstrad
Computer User, Sunnyside
CQttage,Carluddofi, St Austell,
Cornwall PL26 STY,
Amstrad User
1992
HAIRY HACKER
Ah, 'tis good to see that Sum-
mer is a-coming again. Here's
to the long, warm evenings,
sitting outside your favourite tippling
.spot, watching the last of the sun's
rays disa ppear in to the bottom of your
beer-mug. That is, of course, if you
happen to live in the West Indies.
For the rest of us, here's to looking
out of your back window, watching
the water level inch higher with each
passing raindrop. Funnily enough, I
heard a meteorologist (good word
that) saying the other day that, due to
changes in the Ozone layer and all
that, we are due for some particularly
wet summers for a while. Strange, eh?
I thought that was the norm!
Oh well, enough of that. As long as
my office and rny Arnold don't get
wa terlogged , V 11 be ha ppy . Right, now
to business. This month especially for
all you Dizzy freaks, and I know that
there are literally thousands of you
out there judging by the pleas I get in
my mailbag every month, we are go-
ing to be giving out the ultimate in
playing tips for Prince of the Yolk
fv.ik. v
Amstfad User May
This month sees the
revenge of Dizzy, as
Mr Hacker sees you
through the entire
YolkFolk blast, with a
little help from his
friends
If any of you still can't complete the
game after this little lot, then there
must be something seriously wrong
somewhere,
To kick off, get your laughing gear
around this little lot which forms a
complete guide around the game.
Follow it to the letter and you'll have
completed the game, almost,
L-Ga Left a room
R=Go Right a room
Continued Overleaf
Page 23
HAIRY HACKER
PRINCE OF THE YOLK FOLK
Castle
Ramparts
4
Castle
Ramparts
4
■
P The
Castle
Garden
44
Castle
Draw-
bridge
4
Inside
the
Castle
Stairs
&
Landing
Rear
Entrance
A Few
Trees
4
Trapped
(Start)
4
Top
of the
HiU
4
A
Secret
Cavern
4
Hill
Side
4
Clouds
1
4
Clouds
Bank
of the
River
Styx
U=Go Up a room
D=Go Down a room.
Get matches.Get leaves, Get jug of
water, Go to the door. Drop the
leaves .Drop the matches .Drop the jug
of water X, speak to Jester but don't
get the magic carpeLL, pick up pick-
axe, R, jump up.R,R,R Jump onto
cloud, jump onto next cloud. Get the
bridge kit then get back to first
cloud, D y drop pick-axe by
roc ks L L,U, pick up the gold
nugget. D,R,R, jump onto boat to get
across River Styx.Ferryman will take
the gold nugget, R,U, jump onto
led ge. Drop bridge ki t J urn p right onto
cloud Jump onto lower cloud and walk
off to the right(I will abbreviate this
method by giving the instructions
R,R,D from the ledgeKGet harp.L,
jump onto ledge.L;U,U,L, jump over
clouds into heaven. Talk to
St. Peter Give St, Peter the harp, Get
cheese. Jump right onto cloud .Walk
off to the left and fall down to the
fluffy cloud below Jump left U,L, talk
to lion. Get cage, R,D,R,R,R. Drop
cage by Pogie the Ruffle . Drop C h eesa
PagB 24
Get cage. L,L,L,U,L,L,UL. Drop cage
by Rockwort the TrolLL, jump onto
ledge. Jump right. Get outboard mo-
tor. L,L,U,R, Get Key, L,D,R,R,R,R,
R,R,D,R,R. Give motor to ferryman.
Get scythe. R,U, Jump onto ledge.
R,R,D,Drop scythe by thorns. R, Get
bugle. Jump left, L.IJ^S^R.U. Drop
key by door. D,jump left over stone
blocks.L,L,L,Get tweezers,Walk off
tower . L,L, L ,L ,L,U, L , Drop t w eezer s
on lion, Get thorn. L,L. Drop bugle on
Jes ter , R, R, R , D,R ,R,R, U,R, R, D,R, j ump
upX.U.R.R.RJump up.L, drop thorn
on floor.R,jump down,L,Evil Dizzy
will be destroyed when it walks over
the thornGet Spanner ,L,L, D,R Jump
dow T n^,L,L,L,L,L,U,L,L,L.Get
jokebcK)kX,L,jump up,L f L>drpp span-
ner, R,R,jump down, L,L,Ly speak to
Princess. Drop jokebook on
Princess, Get fla g, R,R,R„ jump up- L,U f
jump up. Drop flag by pole.Speak to
Jester.Speak to King.D,K,jump down.
R / R,R,R,R,D,R,R,R,U,R,R,D,R,jump
up.L/U,R,R,R,U,kiss Daisy until she
wakes up-
Phew! Have you got all that? I'm
telling you, that is pretty comprehen-
sive and should see you right through
from start to finish. However, if you
get that far and find you still haven't
received the chequered flag, then you
probably haven't been keeping your
eyes open and collecting all of the
cherries.
Never fear! There are 20 cherries in
all and, although many of them are in
pretty straightforward places, some
are more difficult to find. For those of
vou who have not worked out all of
the hiding places yet here they are, in
glorious monochrome: (See table,)
That, as they say, is that. My thanks
go out to Daniel Prest, of Brentwood
in Essex, who slaved over a hot CPC
for many moons to bring all of this to
your attention. Well done Daniel I'll
see if I can't get a little something in
the post for your troubles.
To cap it all, why not cast your
beady eyes over the visual experience
of Dizzy, Prince of the Yolk Folk,
Natalie Sayers, of Erith in Kent, is the
proud cartographer of this little
beauty, which not only displays the
layout of all of the rooms, but also
gives a pretty fair indication of where
the cherries are to be found.
I suppose we ought to send apolo-
gies to the Codies after all this, seeing
Amstrad l/ser May 1992
■
little note from a certain Jim K of
Hayes, Middlesex, who has kindly
supplied a coupk of multiface pokes
for Continental Circus. They are as
follows:
uly
ids
Upper
most
Branches
Deserted
Tower
4
Enchanted
A
Edee
First
Double
Inner
Tree
Narrow
of the
Landing
Trouble
Sanctum
Tops
4
Ledge
Tower
4
4
4
4
man
u« get
Hjget
ritr
The
Enchanted
Forest
44
A
Perilous
Jump
Draw
Bridge
4
Tower
Ballroom
as we have rather spoiled the sus-
pense of the game. But, after all, that's
what hacking and cheating is all about,
what?
Before we leave the subject of Dizzy
well alone for another month, try
pressing C on the opening screen of
i
Spellbound Dizzy for a little look at
the Cheat Mode. You never know, it
may prove to be very helpful in solv-
ing those awful conundrums,
Oh, and by the way, apologies to the
Codies again, but if you hold down
the keys D R A G O N on the title
screen of Little Puff, you'll get infinite
lives.
Thai's enough of that, I've had a
2763 00 For infinite retries
0B83 00 For infinite time.
Thanks Jim, In the same letter, was
a plea for help- on Chuckle Egg II
asking, in particular, for an infinite
lives cheat. Well, f will certainly cast
Above the dungeon in TRAPPED
By the torch in A FEW TREES
Behind the small cage in TOP OF THE HILL
Near the gold nugget in TOP OF THE HILL
By the rocks in HILLSIDE
Under a railing in THE ENCHANTED FOREST
Under Pogie the Ruffle in THE ENCHANTED FOREST
Under a railing in ENCHANTED TREETOFS
By some stone blocks in EDGE OF THE TOWER
On the cloud in FLUFFY CLOUD
On the rampart in CASTLE RAMPARTS
On the stairs in CASTLE RAMPARTS
In the boshes in TOWER DRAWBRIDGE
Beneath a roof tile in FIRST LANDING
Behind a strange mechanism in INNER SANCTUM
By the wall in THE DESERTED TOWER
Behind the greasy spanner in DOUBLE TROUBLE
Under a clump of grass in CASTLE DRAWBRIDGE
Under a clump of grass in THE CASTLE GARDENS
Under a stone block in THE CASTLE GARDENS
Amstrad User May 1992
around and see if 1 cant come up with
anything. However, in the mean time,
if anyone out there knows of such a
cheat, I know one person who would
be glad to get his hands on it.
Anyone who can help should write
to me at the usual address, and Til
make sure that it gets printed*
Well, that's about it for this month,
What I will say, though, is that if you
are a Cybemoid fan, then you would
be best advised to tune into next
month's issue, where a certain Niall
Brady's totally redesigned Level One
poke will he on proud display- Fair
enough?
As we end this little outing, I will
leave you with the thought for today,
which is, if Typhoo put the T in Brit-
ain, who on Earth left the Zebra in my
coffee percolator?
Answers on a postcard please, as
I'm determined to catch the blighter.
See you next month.
Page 25
S
W
C^i N CO — 1 tf3 M LO
S
Pi
i
+
s
e
C0
ft
+
i
Amstrad User May 19S2
Put on your protective clothing and join in as
the ACU crew plays with the dynamite of TNT
2, goes a-leaptng on the platforms of Rainbow
Islands and joins Super Seymour in the latest
ies' outing,
11
A real blast and a half
A real cute jumpy-jumpy
Puzzles a-plenty for your
perusal
PLUS
Ninja 2, Multimixx4, Switchblade, 3D Pool and
much, much more in your biggest and best CPC
games outing. "It's really very good!" - Richard
Amstrad User May 1992
Page 27
BOMB ALLEY I
This is yet another ex-
ample of the old
games adage, that the
simplest is the best, The
gamepiay itself is a doddle
to get the hang of but if you
actually want to succeed,
you 11 have to be very,, very
good l
On top of that Seymour
Saves the Planet has to be
one of the most addictive
new games on the market at
the moment; The aim of the
game? Simplicity itself* All
you have to do is jump
around the screen, collect-
ing the various flashing
items in the correct order.
To earn the highest scores,
be sure to watch the items
carefully, be they barrels,
boxes, crates, or whatever.
Sometimes the flashing or-
der will be quite straight
forward, However, on
other levels, be prepared for
sortie quick changes of di-
rection.
Collect all of the items in
the correct sequence and
you will corn increasing
bonus point for your ef forte-
Go out of sequence and
you'll get nowt until you
get back to the correct path.
To make matters that Ut-
ile bit more devilish, your
progress is set against the
clock which means that if
you
it to the SUPER *
next object within the set —
time limit, it will explode, mJG jf
leaving you to start your
bonus path afresh.
Controlling Seymour is
pretty easy, once you learn
how to direct the super-
M
jumps and once you ve
worked out your technique,
you can pretty well clear a
screen in a flash. Well you
could if it wasn't for the
obnoxious baddies, whose
MWEE DD SCDfitECECCCCC LEVEL
CETfME
SUPER SEYMOUR
sole task is to stop you in
your tracks.
There are all manner of
ugly beasties to contend
wilh as you progress, nine;
ing from things that resem-
ble Zebedeefrom The Magic
Roundabout, to hamburg-
ers and some very ornate
flying haggises!
Dealing with the first of
these is fairly easy. AH you
have to do is jump on them
and then proceed bo crush
them into the dust, Quite a
pleasing occ u pa tion i t is too.
As for the hamburgers, well
these i .111 be pretty flighty
beggars. Watch their move-
ments carefully and make
Get jumping if you want to hel|
Seymour save the Planet!
sure you don't get trapped
in their path, otherwise it's
curtains for vou. l ime your
jump to perfection and you
can crush these as welh As
for the haggises just hit them
and run for your life before
they explode.
Each monster arrives in
accordance with the
Mutacounler ^^^muBBai™
torn of the 1
screen so, if igl?
you want to jgjj^l
clear up Ipl fc^^
your level W^M
and earn ex- SSI
more beasts arrive.
Super Seymour is a belter
of a game. Totally addicti ve
and great fun to play. If you
are after something a little
bi t d i f f er en t, ma ke su re this
one is on your list.
linJotaGon
time
F'
points, be
sure to grab
all of the ob-
jects before
^^^^^^
EC
TIME fiSl
Amstrad User May 1992
It's about time this one
made it on to the budget
shelves as it is just about
the ultimate in platform
games. Simple, addictive
and a joy to play, you just
can' t bea t it in the fun stakes.
The basic aim of the game
is to make it to the top of
each increasingly difficult
level before the water level
rises and engulfs you.
There are seven different
islands in all, ranging from
the creepy crawlies of In-
sect Island, through Com-
bat Island, Monster Island,
Toy Island, Doh's Island,
Robot Island and, finally,
the mythological beasts of
Dragon Island.
However, as well as tack-
ling everything that the
baddies can throw at you,
you must also confront the
big bad guardian at the end
of each level, Destrov him
and you can proceed. Fail
and you must start all over
again,
Your only weapon to help
you past the baddies is the
ability to throw rainbows.
Don't be alarmed though,
as these can have pretty
devastating effects, quite
apart from being useful to
your progress,
First and foremost, stand-
ing on top of your rainbow
makes higher platforms
much more accessible,
speeding up your journey
and keeping you away from
the rising water level-
As you confront the
baddies, throwing a rain-
bow at them w T ill instantly
d es troy them . Som e o f these
enemies will leave behind
valuable goodies under
your rainbow, so jump on
top of it to break it and
collect the booty ,
Breaking a rainbow will
also send it crashing to the
floor, crushing any Hung
underneath it. Good news
Amstrad £/«r May 1992
progress more easily, The
magic shoes will speed you
up no end, while the red
and yellow potions will add
to your rainbow^ counE and
the speed with which you
can throw them,
At all times in this fast
paced outing, keep your
1UP
5130
HI SCORE
100000
eyes on the water level and,
when the Hurry message
appears/ get to the top as
quickly as you can, to avoid
drowning.
If you haven't treated
yourself to this one yet, 1
advise you to do so now.
The graphics are bright and
colourful the sound effects
are neat and, overall, this is
one game that'll hook you
from thy very start.
JffliHmon
Can you help Bub
and Bob to get
through the mazes
of the Islands?
1UF
100000
on the later levels. Along
the way, there are afl man-
ner of items to col lec t To do
this, simply walk into them
or hit them with a rainbow.
Hidden objects can also be
found by running a rain-
bow along the ground, so
keep your eyes peeled at all
times far a likely spot
This also goes for the
many hidden rooms in the
game. Each level has one,
so hunt around and make
sure you get all of the good-
ies available to vou.
On top of the normal
booty there are also special
items which will help you
E I Rainbow Islands
FROM I The Hit Squad
88% 84°/c
PR I C E E3 99 Ca5sette ° n| v
6RAFFIX
SOhfIX
PLACABILITY VERDICT
Page 29
our fists and your feet —
are your only weap-
ons as vou enter the
ray on the bandstand in New
York's Central Park, Do you
know how to use them?If
you've read the manual on
this little offering, then you
should have a fair idea If vou
haven't I suggest that you
do.
It isn't that the moves are
that difficult, it's just that
there are quite a few of them
and, seeing that the bad guy8
are particularly uncompro-
mising in Last Ninja 2, your
best bet would be to meet
them on equal footing, if you
want to stand a chance at suc-
cess.
Starting off, your first task
is to find your way off of the
ban^tand.,Ok, -o the
trapdoor lool^B^mg, but
how do you open it?Welx a
quick trip behind ::ie curtain
migfebPadvantageou^Here
you'll meet your first op However, don't take too out for traps and obstacles at
nent., unci ho ain't no sloucr^| long on your search, or you awry corner and, if you find
either,, ?o uork oul your could find your opponents' one you don't seem to be able
moves ir advance, d^ht
whethe i u're going to kick
Take on your arch enemy Shogun in a
bout of oriental artistry.
31
or punch hint to deat
re gaming
go t^Fork,
ach of the successive
ou
<r i : s l: s : : 1 1 J to o verco me , don' t forget the
uther basil
ok! somersault routine. This
is extremely handy, helping
you to dodge unwanted at-
tention as well as leaping
over sticky patches.Master it
and it could save your bacon
on more than one occasion.
Remember at all times that
Last Ninja 2 is designed for
three dimensional play, so
be careful when you move in
for atack, as you could find
yourself pun citing thin air,
while your opponent gets in
a few free shots at your ex-
pense-
All in all, Last Ninja 2 is a
cleverly designed offering,
giving hours of nailbiting ten-
sion as you try to defeat the
shogun" s hordes.One thing
though, this one is a multi-
load, so don't forget to keep
the cassette in while you
play. I know lots of you will
turn the page after this rev-
elation but, if you have the
patience, Last Ninja 2 is cer-
tainly a rewarding game, and
well worth the wait for the
separate levels.
I I
The aim of the game is to
work your way through the
difficult levels contains d host rily streets, sewers, on to the
of puz^g^pd conundrums ( h-num Factory, through the
office block and, finally, to
for vt 1 1 \ to sol ve . Finding .kt;} ' s
ll' i-i x st problem but, after
that/be sure h> hunt around
in every lucatktfi in order to
find extra weaponry, maps
and ere 1
- Siiogi i n's secret defeat, where
via] muse confront your en-
emy in ti li:V:l co iTTTDhtation.
To get there, you '1 3 need all
of your wits about you. Watch
Page 30
Amstrad User May 1B92
BOMB ALLEY
It's a whole new
ballgame! Test out
your cue skills to
the limit.
This one's been knock-
ing around for a fair
while, but now thai
it's out on the budget label,
it means that even more of
you can have a crack at it.
From the very moment
you start playing, this is a
simulator with a
difference .Instead of getting
a cue action, all you see is an
Amstrad User May 1992
excellent 3D representation
of the pool table, balls and
all Have a read through the
manual and you'll see that
playing the game isn't half
as difficult as it looks in fact,
it's almost a doddle,
I say almost, because you
never know quite where the
balls are going to finish up
after a shot, unless you're a
pro, that is.
First things first and, if I
were you, I'd try out the
demo and practice modes
first. Here, you can get a
birds eye view of all the
moves, as well as your po-
tential opponents who are
making them.
With a host of options at
your fingertips, you can se-
lect any opponent to prac-
tice against, apart from the
Supreme Champ Maltese
Joe, of course. Playing the
game ilself, you enter a tour-
nament in the quarter final
stages, taking on a compu-
ter opponent, or a friend, in
a best of three frames play-
off.Win that and you
progress to the semis.
If you have mastered the
actions, you may even get
through to the best of five
qualifyin g f ina 1 . However, it
doesn't stop there, as Mal-
tese Joe awaits the winner
for a head to head play-off,
for til* ultimate champion-
ship trophy.
All you need to do to get
the high breaks, is line up
the white ball with the ball
you want to hit, using the
joystick to gain the correct
angle, After that, ifs up to
you to select any swerve
and the position where you
want to hit the cue balLIf all
goes well, your colour
should shoot down the
pocket .If not, then your turn
is over.
Take care not to give away
too many foul sho te, a s your
opponents are usually
pretty good, and try to think
about where the white is
going to end up, just in case
you miss your shot.
Ail in all, this is pretty
good stuff, particularly
when you add the trick shot
section on the end as
well. Here, you must take
on all manner of challenges,
with an editor option to
boot, giving you the chance
to set up your own devilish
A good read through the
manual is advisable before
you go off creating but that
said, the rules are fairly easy
to pick up, If you like a good
game of Pool then you are
certainly going to like this
offering, Well put together
and featuring plenty of hid-
den extras^ 3D Pool should
keep you busy for hours.
Jn Jettison
ROMP
NAME
3D Pool
FROM
Kixx
PRICE 23,99 Cassette on| y
' 89%
N/A
89% 1
V
fl7fjT.,«_p. T j|fTf^
! GHAFFJX
mix
PAYABILITY
VERDICT
PagB 31
■
C&PENASTFIfS LIP
written w- PETES WILLIAMSON
least, is the excellent Guard-
ian Angel blast, in which
you, as the hero, must take
to the streets and clear them
of villainous scum.
Set in downtown Man-
hattan, the thugs are out to
stop your little game/ so be
on the lookout at all
times Just to make tilings
even nastier, some of these
thugs are armed with flick-
knives, baseball bats, iron
bars and even chain saws.
Another gruesome foursome from the Codies'
stable hits the streets.
Think you're quick
enough to take them all
on?You'd better be, as you
are the only hope of the
honest, god-fearing citi-
zens, so go out and do your
worst,
So, what do we have
here? Yet another blistering
compilation of codies' fa-
vourites for your delecta-
tion. Each of the games is
brilliantly crafted, and each
offers its own particular
brand of blasting and beat-
ing.
In other words, if you like
a bit of mindless violence
on your small screen from
time to time, then you'd be
siDy to miss out on this one-
John Taylor
ere we go with yet
another classic four-
in-one blast from
pse masters of the budget
market, Code Masters.This
time the theme is combat
so, if you are a little on the
squeamish side, stay well
IU 141 IP I 13.
clear of this bash +
First up is the epic SAS
Combat offering, which
sees you bombarding
through four different bat-
tle areas, taking out the evil
enemy leaders as you go.
Well, not just the leaders,
but their whole armies as
well.
This is definitely not for
the faint-hearted, as you
race against enemy troops,
mercenaries, commandos,
paratroopers and a whole
host of obstacles to reach
your goal.
Armed with just your
machine gun and a limited
Paee 32
supply of grenades, be sure
to pick up fresh supplies as
you go in this rough, tough
action blast.
Next up is Mig 29, which
sees you taking on bomb-
ers, ships, tanks and just
about everything else in a
race to be lord of the
skies. Featuring realistic
take off and landing se-
quences, this is one high-
speed thrill you won't want
to miss out on, especially as
your finger is on the nu-
clear trigger. Hot stuff!
For those of you who like
that little something differ-
ent, how about taking up a
Turbo Chopper for a spin.
Piloting the latest in Viet-
nam war weaponry, use
your heat-seeking missiles
and guided bombs well, to
ta ke on t a n y thing t ha t looks
remotely hostile.
This is real pulse racing
stuff from the very start and,
seeing as there are over 25
mega -battles to take part in,
there is certainly no chance
of getting bored .This one
will keep you on your toes
at all times and, on top of
that, it's great fun too.
Last, but by no means
ROUIW
NAME
FROM
Quattro Fighters
Code Masters PRICE
89%
88%
SOMIN
£3.99 cassette
only
92%
PAYABILITY
VERDICT
warn-
Amstrad Use* May 1992
BOMB ALLEY
JKJLiJU)
CUP
Is it late, or is it
ear ly? Who
cares, you
can't beat a bit
of footie man-
agement
I i\ on r t care \ v IMafty bod y
say 1 --, I still think it's a bit
silly to have the next World
Cup m America, where they
don't even know the rule*
of footie properly, and want
to split each game tip into
Idtir quarters, to fit in the
adverts!
iesi&es that, nil the
matches are going to be
played at unearthly hours
of the day, so thai most of
n s w i 11 onl y be able to wa f c h
videosand highlights of the
important matdlfes.
Ah well, .what can you
do? I'll teftyou, you get hold
of lilts smart little DUting
from D&H Games and play
the World Cup for yourself,
in the comfort of your ow n
room, at whatever hour ojf
the day you choose.
ku nning this lift lc [ >r< >gg ie
gives you the choice to man-
age any one of the ttip teams
in the World, with the
4ms trad User May 1992
ORLD
CUP
chance to take them all the
way to £he top, However,
things aren't ay easy as all
that, as you'd expect from a
management game.
Picking the team is your
f ins t nig h t ma re . Th en yo u ' v e
got the training and fitness
Of your players to worry
about, let alone the morale.
Check out which group
you have been selected to
play in, then take time out
to investiga te the teams you
are going to have to face on
the way to the final
To start with, your team
is going to be pretty happy,
fust to be in the
even Li low ever, if you don't
field the right team and you
start off on a losing streak,
things a re going to get pretty
tough in the changing
rooms.
Use your scout wisely to
cheek on any particular lac-
ties that need to be taken
•■- ■ , I
care of, then look very care-
fully .jfltrough your sqftiad
to pick what you think is
gooing to be your best tea m
against each individual op-
ponent, .. -a - 1
If you make the right
choices at the beginning,
you should find yourself
emerging from the qualifi-
ers with flying
colours, However, from
here on in, thi ngs start get-
ting tougher.
Ay with all footie man-
tigemcnt games, World Cup
Football is all about main-
taining a careful balancing
act between vour plavers
and your financesTo be a
goodpanager, you need to
be able to keep your eyes on
all aspects of the game, at
all times. Basically, to sue-
ceed you will need all of
your wits about you all of
Sfe time.
When you make the right
decisions, the results are
certain ly re wa r d i n g, w MI s t
making the wrong ones will
simply make you want to
get down and start over
again T rememLm> if at first
mou don't succeeds
Tlufre's plenty to do in
this well conceived offering
and, if vou like strate^v
gnmc^/tlien this one has to
be a in ust-
N/A
GRAFFIX
SONIX
P LAVA Bl LIT Y
Page 33
- -
■
1%
mil
1
i ■
> -
1
BADLANDS
HBaMB
4k
,v.»OTMip^i:..tti. a
STUN RUNNER
ROM
NAME TNT 2
FROM Domark
PRICE
Disc £19.99
Cassette £15.99
86% 82% 88%
sonix njBuiun
f : ...
BOMB ALLEY I
r*_ r ±
If you've never tried this
gem before, you won't
know just what a tough
cookie it is Just like the real
thing, this isn't about tak-
ing the family car out
fox a burn-up on the
motorways -This is about
rough and tumble action on
some of the fiercest rally
courses in Europe, If y
want to stand a cha
you'll have to be verjynSBB
good. Otherwise vqiffitfWw
end up as an also-r
Before you start racing,
checking ou
menus is
with, ma
the opti
easiest setting, otherW
the novices amongst you
p ick the siit^jffiN^&
ing option, automatic
Eges and
sitivity to start witn;
r out a practice course t
either in England, t m-
or Mexico, so you
imaginerLTer: d iff ere
in driving c
fake yd
a$t off
If everything see
and ling ok, then sec
ge I Li ng yourself in vol v
a season, or even try chan
t h e s ettings to see whic
Js you
parirrg MHBjffflVSf 11 s
ds all-iliportant.Each
the courses features cm
tom^|ic co-ofriv|r func-
ffiHraus is ml(re I y fun c-
j^^^MfflUf you want to
Si^my chance of making
alPof the tight bends and
d i re ction changes, your bes t
bet is THBtout out the route
advmce, leaving cryptic
ssages for yourself a
1 points, to remind y
what action to take.
Once this is done, taking
on the course p
slightly less of
than tacklin
though you'l
Page 36
be quick to ^nake it within
the correct time limit
Toyota Celica is full of
options, to make tne gam
as intere sting as
possible, You certainly
wasn't crack the top ranks
first time out but, with
:ence and skill, you
should begin
name for you rsc If before too
iong. With the save and load
options included, you can
leave off and return to your
Rally action at its level best. Can y
your head at the corners?
oblem
blind,
have to
like, which has to be goo
news. ji^^^^
If by aiyy chance, you do
siK cc'L-d very swiftly/ then
this game has even got
some jhin^fbrsmarty pants
in the form of reverse steer-
Once you have completed
the course with normal
steering, why not try chang-
rmmd, so that when
you turn to the leTL you
ajl^go r ight and
versa. This may >ou^
doddle but, if you've ev
tri^d riding one of those
of rallying to bu
gem a ndfcu certainly won't .
be able to put it down in a
ievdes, youll know hurry The graphics may be
what a nightmare this is. a little m&v.oUwc but the
^^Un ail, Toyota Cdick gamepMmore than makes
offers |reat value fortupfSphat
money. There's a whole lot JOtflfeytll 1
HOUMHP
NAME Toyota Celica
Amstrad User May 1992
THEV NEUER THOUGHT HE MOULD RETURN .
NOU HAUOK REIGKS THE UNDERCITV .
Only you can
avenge the death of
the Bladeknights.
Only you can face
the terror of Havok.
X&vok has returned!
I 1 After 1 0,000 years of
J- Apeaceful existence,
the innocent inhabitants of
the Underrity on the planet
Thraxx, including the
mighty Bladeknights, have
■■iintiiHiMii
BOMB ALLEY
been swept away by the hid-
eous nightmare force of the
evil Havok
During the horrific bat-
tle, the ancient symbol of
(he Bladeknight's power,
the Fircblade, is shattered
and only one man survives
to witness the horror of the
onslaught.
That man is you,, Hiro,
last of the Bladeknights,
whose task it is to go out
into the Underrity, collect-
ing the shattered shards of
the Blade, to avenge the
death of yoxw people.
Phew! That all sounds a
bit epic, don't you think?
Well, to be fair, ihe
game play is pretty epic as
welL Armed with your
superpowered Cyber arm,
you must explore all of the
rooms and corridors of the
Undercity, carefully tracing
the last resting places of the
sixteen pieces of the
Fireblade.
Of course, you can't ex-
pect things to be easy, so
keep your eyes peeled at all
times for the horrible muta-
tions that Havok calls his
army,
Mansnakes, Kobras,
Flamehogs, Scorpoids,
Kept! Ions and Crestheds;
these are just a few of the
nightmare beasts you must
face on the hunt for the
sword.
All of them are capable of
delivering death in nasty
doses but you aren't totally
unarmed yourself There
are various power-ups to
be found on your route, in-
eluding darts, spinblades
and the ferocious
Scorchball. Use your weap-
ons wisely, and time your
shots using the power me-
tre, to get the best results,
As you proceed, your
journey will be mapped out
for you, helping you to keep
a track on your location.
Beware of the Boss enemies
at strategic points during
your progress These are
particularly nasty and could
lose you much needed spare
lives if you're not careful.
Of course, once you have
located all sixteen shards of
the Blade, your firepower
becomes unlimited, and you
can do untold damage with
this beauty in your hands.
Don't get overconfident,
however, as Havok is wait-
ing just behind that last cor-
ner, and this confrontation
is one you won't forget in a
hurry. If you like your ad-
ventures with plenty of
graphics, addictive
gameplay and fun to boot,
then you need look no fur-
ther than Switchblade, The
plot is enthralling, the ac-
tion nailbiting and the ad-
diction such that you won't
want to put this one dow T n
until you cross that final
boundary and knock Havok
out of his shoes.
Go to it Hiro, Thraxx is
depending on you for its
future, though what you're
going to do all on your own
is another matter altogether!
Jomtpr
NAME Switchblade
FROM 1 GBH
PRICE £3 - 99 Cassette only
88%
79%
87%!
GRAFFIK
SONIK
PAYABILITY
VERDICT
Amstrad User May 1992
Page 37
M
fnllifi
7
ij
ess am
a!1 r fun, Mnltimixx
t to be missed.
k_Jb Jim Johnson
Mil Kl^k 1 '
IF.l
UlerMn
Wl> izar •:
ROUND-UP
NAME
FROM
Multimixx 4
Kixx
90% 88°/c
PRICE j:399Cassetteon| y
GR AFFIX
SOIUIX
94% m }
PAYABILITY VERDICT
PRESENTS: MICRODESIGN PLUS
the new cmnnccR roR ubcrs or micRDDCson ui.i
The new Features includes
2nd drive access - 3 - or 3, 5*
RONDOS compatible
HSBQO compatible
Big Bonza compatible
Access to 10 user ureas per disc
Stop Press page conversion menu
Stop Press Cut-out conversion menu
Screen conversion menu
ASCII to DR File conversion menu
Invert complete DR Files
Re -scale DR Files
New ink customisation menu
New printer driver menu
B12S Plus compatible
Loading time reduced bo 13 seconds
Free quality clip-orb
CupurGaf t
flit* *4tf*rt m dftignrf and Jfifttwl CFC 61SB, HicjroD«sign Plus, and a 3 pin printer
SUPERS GRAPHIC OUTPUT
- asm RISOLUTIOH Dl
STAH&ARB STRIP rofHft?
PRICES
( lno.
F.*F. >
NICKODESIGfl PLUS - §£9.93
FuEASE W*UE CWIQMES OR POSTAL
PflVMLC TO:
18 SLATEFEEU* ST
G ALL014G A TE
GLASGOW
G3J, JliA
PROFIT FROM YOUR MICRO £14.95
Comprehensive step-by-step 60 page guide
Recession? WM recession? Matce vour micro earn
» Whatever the make of your micro, you can use it to make
a good incofite even with only a couple of hours spare
each week. Ideal for those at hoflneJunemplDyed.
• NOT pie m the sky, make a million before breakfast
nonsense but a true report o? exactly the sort of steps
we took ourselves at Intrant
• Easy, sensible business ideas which fan ^a^ily be used
by anyone with any micro. Part or y l-time.
• Mo computer experts* required. Earn £££ from home
doing what you enjoy - using your computer,
» Very little capital outlay needed - you probably have
everything you need to start earning
• Learn how to find hundreds of potential customers in
your nre? who will gladly pay for your service
• Full step-by-step 60 page book
Phone or Fax for lightning service.
Send cheques or postal orders to INTRASET LTD
FREEPOST, 10 Woodside Avenue,
Claytan-Le- Woods, Chortey, Lancashire, PR6 7BR.
TEL 025 72 76800
Main office & 24 hr order line
Fax 025 72 74753
Helpdesk 0490 3284
Weekdays 3 -4pm
All major credit cards
accepted
All prices include P&P and VAT
Overseas orders add £5,00
CASH MASTER
Home Qffd business account* £39*95
Cashmgster is the easiest to u&e„ most versatile
accounts program yet written for both small business
accounts or home finance. We wrote CASHM ASTER
for our own use, out of sheer frustration with other
easy to use' packages.
Atff took at Cashmaster's main features:
* Easy, natural data entry - just like a tiand written
ledger.
* Full vat analysis if needed
• VAT inclusive, exclusive or zero-rated entries
• Unlimited no. of ledgers at one t ime - limited only
by disc s pace
• Span any time period - no set period or 1 year limit
# 1 000 User-definable t\&$$ and 1 000 accounts codes
* Detailed statements by selected Classes and Accounts
# Profit and loss-type statement
* Tagging of entries for selective reports
* Automatic repeat of entries - standing orders etc.
(Yearly, Ha If- Yearly. Quarterly. Montfily, Fortnkjhtly; or
Intraset Ltd
* Automatic date-sorting of entries - entries can be
inserted anywhere in ledger
* Output reports to screen, printer or (fee fiie
* Reference f ield for each ent ry - Invoice or Cheque no.
* Split and merge ledgers at any time
* Al I functions available from main program screen -
Class and Account cades yisihle at adl times
* Pop-up running-total calculator with one key press.
The most user-friendly, powerful and versatile
account* package yet - you won't be
disappointed.
CASH WASTER INVOICING £ STOCK CONTROL
Companion to Cash master or standalone
program £39.95
* Full Customer Data file - easy to find account record?
■ Full Stock Data fite, Price lists, Reorder lists
* Full invoicing with user-defined nieisdyei
* Full invoice editing, Invoice To & Deliver To fie«ds
* Settlement No-Return and Line discounts
A standalone, or integrates with Cashmaster for a
fully featured accounts/invoicing package
COStiltg less than a quarter the price of te rivals
SPECIAL OFFER -both programmes £69,95 Saving
£9.95
THE GRAPHOLOGIST
Handwriting analysis program £49.95
'Uncannily accurate* &WQ Plus Magazine
'Recommended highly for the novice and the
professional' Micromart
From the beginner to the expert, use The
Graphologist to analyse your handwriting, your
partners, friends, business associates, prospective
employees.
With a sample of handwriting, answer the onsaeen
questions and follow the instructions, Anything from a
signature analysis toafull 15 page complete character
report, inducing career ambition and health through to
sexual preferences and megalomania. Edit this report using
your word processor for a professional presentation.
The Graphologist is a valuable business tool a$ w&l I as
entertaining and fun. Comes complete with comprehensive
manual of graphology
Amstrad User May 1992
39
A LITTLE DESIGN
Bob Adams casts his beady eye over the
latest updates to the MicroDesign suite.
Long time users of the CPC may
well have used or remember
reading about a program by the
name of MICRODESIGN, This was
released by Siren Software in 1987
and wciji billed as "a fast and versatile
drafting package, designed to pro-
duce graphic artwork and technical
drawings on a dot matrix printer"".
Page 40
The competition at that time consisted
of two main rivals - ART STUDIO and
STOP PRESS. Users of MicroDesign
mainly agreed that the speed, profes-
sional feel and print quality was in-
deed superior to the competition but
it didn't do enough in other areas to
make it a genuinely user- friendly
product.
Amstrad User May 1992
DESIGN
Enter one Peter Campbell He
thought highly enough of the
MicroDesign program so he offered
Siren Software a list of improvements
that he felt would turn it into a win-
ner, Unfortunately, Siren were not
interested and that was how it stayed
until they stopped supporting the
product altogether in Janu-
ary 1991, The program
rights then re-
turned to its
original
program as this is purely an upgrade
that needs the source files from vour
original disc. Installing the upgrade is
very simple and is done for you auto-
matically, compiling and dumping the
new enhanced program to a fresh
disc; If you haven't got the original
MicroDesign
never fear, as
CampurSof t
can supply you
with that as
well.
a u -
thor s,
Hogsoft,
Peter, not
man to give up, eas- ™Wf.
tfy even though several ^ita
years had now passed, then con-
tacted Hogsoft with his ideas for im-
proving the program and they agreed
to let him go ahead. This then gave
Peter a problem, as he was an ideas
man but not a programmer. Fate was
smiling on him however, and he made
the acquaintance of Jess "I think in
machine code" Harpur. There then
followed a three way collaboration
between Hogsoft (who are now called
Creative Technology Ltd,) Jess Harpur
and Peter Campbell, resulting in a
complete enhancement package for
the original MicroDesign program
now being available, called
MfCRODHBlGN PLUS.
So what do you get for your money?
First of all, you must have the original
Once insta 1 1 ed , the following en ha n to
ments become available:
Amstrad User May 1992
1) Quicker loading time.
2) Second drive support - 3" or 3.5"
format,
3) Access to 10 user areas per disc,
4) ROM DOS, M S800 and BIG
BONZO Q03K) compatibility.
5) ASCII to DR conversion.
6) Screen file to DR conversion.
7) STOP PRESS clip-art to DR con-
version.
8) STOP PRESS page to DR conver-
sion.
9) Soft reset/quit to BASIC,
10) User- friendly ink colour and
printer driver menu.
All the above are in addition to the
existing features of the original. The
choice of Layout page (A4 upright A4
sideways or strip format), manipulat-
ing blocks (copy, move and erase},,
drawing icons, lines and shapes, fill,
text and zoom are all still there.
What I like about it all is that it is
such an easy to program to use,
CampurSof t do supply a nicely printed
manual (produced by their own pro-
gram I'm pleased to say) which ex-
plains all the finer points but I doubt
if you'll need it much. The whole
program is menu driven and the
menus are on screen alongside the
working area. All you need is just the
ability to be able to press the right key
and the next operation will be per-
formed for you, Even I can cope with
tha t What I can't cope with however,
is drawing. J cannot draw on paper,
let alone on a computer screen but
once again, CampurSoft have the an-
s wen On side two of the enhancer disc
are 30 items of clip-art, converted to
the correct format and alt ready for
use.
Finally,. I must mention the after-
sales support, Peter and Jess are con-
tinuing to work on and develop this
program still further, so who knows
what the future may hold, but for
now they will be running a help line
for anybody that is seeking guidance.
Details are in the manual
This is really a great improvement
over the old version and allows for
much more versatility of use. Your
creativity need no longer be cramped
by the program.
Available bv Mail Order fro
CampurSoft. 16 Slatefield St,
Gallowgate,GlasgowG3l 1 UAM1
554 4735 Price; £l3-75.0riginal
MicroDesign £19-99 {Was £24-
99) Both MicroDesign and
MicroDesign Plus £29-99.
Page 41
PD SCENE
Time for a little
illumination in
Uncle Bob's latest
PD Foray-
Page 42
Psst! Want to see some pretty
pictures? Well that awfully
clever man David Carter of PEN-
GUIN SOFTWARE has been at it
again, converting 16bit, 4096 colour
graphics from the Amiga into a for-
mat that we can view on our CPCs.
The disc is imaginatively called,
AMIGA GRAPHICSTWO (and why
not?) and despite my plea last time, he
still hasiV tincluded a text file to ex-
plain how he has done it. Never mind,
the pictures are superb and I hope that
the screen shots have reproduced onto
paper better than they did last time
and have really done them justice.
The pictures range from gruesome
skeletons to characters from Star Wars,
from fruits and butterflies to cars and
aircraft, so everybody should be able
to find a favourite.
David tells me that the original
Amiga graphics disc has proved to
bethe best seller of his entire library
and I expect that this new one will do
as well. All the screens are shown as a
continuous slide show on each side of
the disc and they are amazing for their
clarity and quality. Without doubt,
Am s trad User May 1092
■
PD SCENE
some of the finest graphics ever seen
on a CPC Perhaps the slides scrolled
past just a little too fast for my liking
but I expect that this can be altered
with a little experimenting (ie; hack-
ing - but don't let David catch you
doing it !) The copy-charge onto your
own disc is only £1 and you get a
disccrammed full with 45 screens.
Please add 40p postage for any number
of discs or you can send your own
SAE instead. The address to send to is
in the panel (takes a C|uick look to
check that it's there) below.
At the same time, why not ask Pen-
guin for their latest (produced bi-
monthly) catalogue disc which will
take up one side of your own discand
is totally free. I have a copy of the
February disc and it notonly includes
a full list of the Penguin PD library,
letters, graphics, a couple of programs,
and a musical demo that is well worth
turning the volume up to listen to - but
it also contains a marvellous menu
screen full of some wonderfully cute
penguins. Great stuff David.
The other great news this month is
the rebirth of the WACCI magazine.
Although WACCI is not entirely de-
voted to Public Domain software,
itdoes have a substantial library plus
a magazine that is essentia Ireadirtg
for both serious CPC users and luna-
tics. Now being run undernew man-
agement, you can contact them via
Clive Bellaby at 12 TrafalgatTerrace,
Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 1GP
or send a subscription (@ £1-50 per
copy) to Paul Dwerry house, 7
Rrunswood Green, Ha ward en,
Deeside, Clwyd CHS 3J A.
As usual, I'll finish off with a list of
the libraries w T ho havecontacted me
and sent in examples of their pro-
grams and /or acatalogue. If you are a
Public Domain library or you wish to
recommendone or even a particular
program, then I'll be delighted to hear
Amsirad User May 1992
fromvou, You can write to me at PD
Scene. C/o Amstrad Computer
User,5unnyside Cottage, Carluddon,
St Austell, Cornwall PL26 STY.
3D PD Library.
44 Echline Grove,
South Queensf erry,
West Lothian, EH30 9RLL - '
ADVENTURE PD.10
Overton Road,
Abbey Wood,
London. SE2 9$D.
DARTSMA PD Library.
C/o Adam Shade,
47 Kidd Place,Chariton,
London, SE7 SHE
DATA PD Library.
202 Park Street Lane,
Park Street,
St Albans,
Herts. AL2 2AQ,
DEMON PD Library.
47 Hilton Avenue,
Hall Green,
Birmingham. B28 OPE
EGERTON PD Library,
(Tape)7 Linden Close,
Stafford,
Staffs. ST17 9TH.
PENGUIN SOFTWARE.
Ruxley House,
28 Mount Hermon Road,,
Woking,
Surrey. GU22 7UH.
ROBOT PD Library.
2 Trent Road,
Oakham,
Rutland. LEI 5 6HR
SOUNDS LIKE PD.
6 Keyberry Park,
Decoy,
Newton Abbot,
South Devon. TQ12 1BZ.
WACCI PD Library.
C/o Chris Smith,
16 Ay ling Lane,
Aldershot,
Hants, GU11 3LZ,
The above librarians will be happy
to send you a stock list but please
include a stamped self-addressed en-
velopen
For those of you with a Modern, you
can try down-loading some freePubli c
Domain programs from the; CPC/
CPM file areas om-PRESTON ROS
0772 652212 (24 hours) ARC ADE FAN-
TASY 0533 376056 (8pm - 8am)Have
fun, Bob Adams.(WORDS: 725)
Page 43
ONLY POOLS AND HORSES
Written by 3 former pools expert for Littlewoods
The prog ram has forecast ov&r 50% more draws than would foe expected by
cha/iGflr Homes, aways and draws Shown m order of merit and true odds
given for every match. Merit tables show at a glance the teams currently in
form and those having a lean speH. Australian Pools program included in
the price.
by the same author. Full details given of OVER 400
ENTRIES covering up to 57 sslettons includes SINGLE & MULTIPLE
entries of LIT PLANS, V-PLANS, EXPRESS, MAIL & MIRROR PLANS,
FULL PERMS etc. AH are FULLY CHECKED in seconds by your computer.
Speedily produces an order of merit for eaen race.
Designed for flexibility showing users to amend tfte program if they wish.
Price still includes the highly acclaimed HANDICAP WINNER - more than
1000 winners every year - over 25% of them 5/1 or better.
£19.95 for One; £29.95 any two: £39.95 all three
Football Boxform ( Super Planner and a Planner
type program covering Littlewoods block perms.... £34. 95
Racing Boxform plus 5 further programs which enable
you to keep your own records, produce and amend form and time ratings,
work Out almost any bet... J34.95
Please make cheques or Pa&lal orders payQbfe to
BOXOFT [ACU}> 65 Allans Meadow, Nnton, Soulh Wfiral L64 9SQ
Tel: 051 -336-2668
JACKSON COMPUTERS LIMITED
JOIN OUR DISCOUNT CLUB!
life membership for £8.50
Software/ Hardware Discounts of up to 1 5% off RRP.
AMSTRAD and other leading makes of software available.
Complete computer system, printers, modems, tables,
Amstrad 464 Plus with colour monitor « + > - . . £1 99.99
Amstrad 61 28 Plus with colour monitor £249.99
PCW82S6/9S1 2 . . . . £339S8/f 457.08
Amstrad PCW 951 2 With Sheet Feeder ..... £51 5.83
PC 3000 and 4000 Range Ring for details
Laptop Computers . r . Ring for details
All prices include VAT.
AI$o free Life membership when you purchase any 4&4/612B-
PCW AMSTRAD computer. Tel: between 9am -5pm 081 -655 161 0
Send for full price list and membership form to:
25 Spring Lane, Woodside, South Norwood
London 5E25 4SP
E3
WuW Software
ADVEMtttES FOR THE 46-1 & AI2N
NEW ADVENTURES
SjKlply Migk; (D|. (J)
Criapir Crunchy (D| (T)
Time (Dj f¥)
Orb Ques; [m) [4T\
Yarkcrt &ufes sJD) iJ]
Thfl Smrking Horror \Q) |f|
Takamafl orPcwar (D] (T)
Power Cu-sa (2D) (2TJ
Escape Frorp Prison Plane* (£D| Onry
H&jrdsOfH^H yf>: Only
Angelfcjfi Saga \20\ [7f)
Mnqi" jar s Ap^rRihre |Dj |T|
Prison Bluw £□} fT)
TCrtfll Rfrdlily Belusur \D) (T)
Danger ^dv&tLuref Al Woft. (dj \j]
a Tninf's TalR (30j (1T|
Helvcra (O) (T}
Grue-Kr-apftfc (D) j"T|
The 7fixrp>an Cwnsth (Dj Only
The Last Snrjwm.pn {[})
The He Tot- (D| fj]
B«rtf For RiM LM And SralnJ Offrs.
re-ftfcLfcASEPftDVENTtlHEfi
Trigi Of Arnold Slacked (T)
Arnold Gqss Trj Srjmr^nere ElSfl <T)
w&e $ fkJ or Amok) BiacJwcjod jtj
Artaeliqgff A Gr eF Encggrtw (T}
Brawn f net iT.
Tba loal Ptiirious Parte. 1 .2 A 3 (T) £l .5d Ea.
CryFl^l Theft [D] [T)
Case Ol The Mnued-'Jp Shymci .;□) (T)
FlCOk |2D) $2T)
VjrjemiTOrid <2Q r (zf,
Cfy Fpr Ransr^m |0) (T|
Panic fienealh The- Saa |2D^ rjJT)
l a ro.ecl An.iihila>2i-i lD| \T',
Prrjrerjl X - MKjr^men |D) {T)
BlaccKnqhl (205 (2T)
Alaton (D] |T|
(D| - Disc IT} - Tape
Pri&H Coda: i;rj) £4. IS. T3D: C6. -MD! 17
LT r £2, <3T) £J. £>. HT) £5
Prces. Irc u^n In! ;'. r ir,r, r ard Par-hirvg
Send Cr*Qw84ar*d PO* loWoW 3orh-a'e
TAiHpdnrlc- Lair- WeynD.irh Dnrsnt DT4 g«g
STRATEGY SOFTWARE
War games for the Amstrad CPC
The Eastern Front
- WW 2 - Confiici between Soviet Union
and Germany. Disk £14.99 Tape £13.99
■ WW 2 - Invasion of occupied France by
Allied Forces. Disk £14,99 Tape £13.99
- WW2 - Last major German offensive in
Lhc west Disk £13,99 Tape £12.99.
■ WW2 - Invasion of France and Low
Countries bv Genrianv.
Disk £13 .99 Tape £12.99,
- Contains 4 wargames which are, The
Final Conflict, Itursk The Clash Of
Armour^ Cannae 2I6BC and Operation
Barbaro&sa. Disk £14.99 Tape £13.99.
State machine type, prices include postage, Overseas add £2.00.
Cheques /Postal Orders Payable to SIR ATE GV SOFTWARE
STRATEGY SOFTWARE (ACU) 32 Albert Streel, K*ahAm
Co Durham SR7 7LJ,
D Day
Battle Of The Bulge
The Fall Of France
Compilation
0
The CR
- ■ in wm
^; 0(/ con/
r
0- o
Do you need to know wliat
happens ANY TIME INSIDE
a RUNNING CPC program?
Get INSIDE INFORMATION!
Install INSIDER into MULTtFACE, RUN
a program, let Muttiface FREEZE it and
the INSIDER tell you everything: it will
fully disassemble , find text or code
show/alter RMl\ and the Z8Q regrslers,
dump to printer. All Ihis & more for
Now HALF-PRICE for just £7,95 !
invaluable tool fof machine code users!
Unique de-buqqinadevelopment aid
11
::::::':^J8SS?:
I order a MULTIFACE Z for CPC 464/61 20 □ «M6 E34.&5 or for CPC+D «M £3iM p LUS p^p per He m: UK / Europe £2. Overseas £3.
R0D0SDMfrS5 E14.9S RODOS XTRADcm& E4.95 INSIDERDg»*^ £7.95
T f~l Card Exp
I enclose a cheque/PO/caah for C or debit my Access/Visa No
I
Narn&/addre$3,
........
The above reduced prices apply to- MAIL ORDERS received by 19.5.1992.
ROMANTIC ROBOT UK Ltd. 54 Deanscroft Ave, London NW9 8EN S 24 hrs
081-200 8870 S AC
A mstratt User May 1 992
1
problems of confused linguists,
amongst other trials and tribulations
APPLICATIONS
BASIC Is this correct?
Finally, please could you list all pro-
grams which are available on
ROMs. Yes, that's right, I said ROMs/'
Well, let's take first things first and
say that stunt 1 thirty along the lines of
the interface is, indeed, being looked
at for a future issue and it isn't really
a ginormous task, So, hang on in there
and we'll see what we can come up
with,
Alterna ti vely, alittledickiebird Id Is
me that that clever chap Steve Denson
at SD M icros is on the verge of reissu-
ing Moonstone s excellent 2 in 1 pack-
age.
VVhv not ta ke a look at theSDadver-
tising page in this issue and ask Steve
about this very nifty piece of pro-
gramming which, a tier all, does eve-
rything our hardware project might
do and a whole lot more besides.
Amstrad User May 1992
[Mow then, moving on to the other
aspects of computer languages and to
answer your question in particular,
you are about half right, but also a
little confused.
As for the CMC, the BASIC used
here is Locomotive's BASIC, version
LI, used in conjunction with the
A MS DOS operating system.
As you know, the CPC will also
accept the CP/M operating system
used by the Amstrad PCW, and it is in
these machines that Mallard BASIC is
predominantly used,
As for the majority of PCs well,
operating under Microsoft's Disc op-
erating system (MS-DOS), there are
two different B ASICs in general us-
age.
The first, and longer standing of the
two, is GW BASlCIf you must know,
l he G W act ua lly stand s for Gee Whi zz,
so thereThe other, and more recent
arrival, is Quick BASIC, or Q BASIC,
which is provided with version V of
MS-DOS. Both of these versions are
supplied by Microsoft
Now, to tie up some loose ends,
most current 8-bit BASICS are linked
in some form of subset manner to G W
BASIC, but that in no way means that
t hey a re compa ti ble ,Obviously, u sin g
a file transfer routine like 2 in 1, you
can get an ASCII file from one compu-
ter to read on the other, after which
you may have to spend some time
debugging the file to make it more
palatable to the new host.
Moving on to our next customer in
the surgery this month, it looks like
another linguistical problem has
reared its head, this time i n the form of
CP/M. It comes from Bill Kelly of
County Cork in Ireland and goes like
"Dear Doc, If you could help I would
be extremely grateful. I have two small
questions"
l>Do you know where I could buy
Continued Overleaf
Page 45
I APPLICATIONS I
r mi
some software for speech synthesis,
as there is no-one in Ireland?
2>SeveraI times, you have said type
I CPM to make the 61 28+ behave like
a PCW.When I typo I CPM (while in
AMSDOS), I am answered with Un-
known Comma nd Is my 6128+ bro-
ken, am I doing something wrong, or
am I just thick?
I look forward to your reply;"
Well Bill, here it comes. One of the
more popular Speech Synthesis pro-
grams I ever saw, was something
called simply SPEECH!, distributed
quite some time ago by a company
called Superior Software,
As for as I remember, they used to
be based in Leeds, though the tel-
ephone number I have for them is
now no longer In use. Having said
that, Speech would seem to be the
kind of thing you are after, as it ena-
bles the CPC to actually talk back to
Page 46
you, after only a very short amount of
programming, Very easy to use and
extremely versatile, your best be I is to
try some of the mail order companies,
to see if they have an old copy.
Alternatively, if you can get along
to an All Formats Computer Show,
they may have something there. If any
of our readers happen to have a copy
of this program that they don't mind
parting with, why not get in contact
with Bill at 14 Old Street, Cobh, County
Cork, Ireland, and make his day,
month or year.
Moving on to the second part of
your enquiry, I think this should just
be a matter of getting syntax right In
your letter, you seem to be inserting a
colon {:} in front of the CPM com-
mand. In fact, the correct symbol is
the I symbol, found above the @ sign
and to the right of the P.
If I am wrongs then apologies and,
having said all that, the only time I
could get an Unknown Command to
come up, was when I inserted a space
between the I symbol a nd the C P M So,
next time you try, just type in I CPM
without spaces and see what hap-
pens.
Don't forget, you must have your
CPM utilities disc inserted in the
drive before typing this, otherwise
you'll simply be told that the boot
sector failed to load (ie you have no
disc in the drive).
You should have received your CPM
operating disc when you bought the
machine, so hunt around for it if you
haven't got it and, from there on in,
everything should be plain sailing.
Well, that's enough of the language
barriers for the time being The next
item on the agenda is a somewhat
boastful missive concerning ROMs
again^Short and sweet, Pete Dunlop
of Locking in Avon writra:
I am the proud owner of an Amstrad
6128 with Protext and Maxam ROMs
- and very good they are too! How-
ever, the Maxam book tells me that
the Amsoft "Complete firm ware speci-
fication" is a mustl am inclined to
agree, as I can write Assembler Code
to manipulate the registers and the
contents of RAM, but I can't access the
screen or discs,
I understand the firmware guide is
no longer available - got any useful
ideas?"
Good for you Pete, I'm glad you are
enjoying your ROMs.To get to the
nitty gritty on this one, the firmware
g u i d e has become something of a bu g-
bearhereat ACU over the last year. We
have, in fact, been trying to gain per-
mission to reproduce its con Lents on
these very pages for what seems like
aeons,
Due to some disagreement, confu-
sion, Lord knows what, however, con-
cerning who actually owns the rights
to the material, we seem to have come
up against a brick wall. Nevertheless,
we shall persevere and, one day, all
will come to light-
In the meantime, I know that there
are copies flying about, around the
country, so if anyone has a spare copy,
or one to sell, why not wri te in and let
me know, so that I can pass on the
good news to Pete. Alternatively, your
best bet is to hunt around at the com-
pu tv. r fa i rs, i ir a t y t >u r loca I secon d ha nd
Amstrad User /Way 1992
computer book shop. Yon never know,
you might just have more luck tli.m I
havo in tracking down a copy.
Next please! This one is a particu-
larly loud pled for h^tfromE.C Thorn
down in Clotted Cream Country,
Ho ni ton, Devon. Armed with a host
of enquiries, here is the crux of the
matter:
"Back in December 1991, Doc
Watson said you can load tape progs
and transfer them to disc on the 61 28+.
Please, please can you tell me how this
can be done on the new plus machine.
The Other thing that is driving mc
mad is your Easy draw listing, which
I cannot get working right. All goes
well until I press T or K.Then, for
example, if I am on circle and press K
to input radius, I get Jump=10 Enter
the radius=, or Jump=10 text=, then
nothing will work, so I press ESC to
start again.
Also, 1 found that your FEB listing
had several changes from the January
one,ie Line 3025, 3060 and 220 to name
but a few .there are more. Should I put
in a 1 or a small ]?
And how do I put in the code you
use on your type-ins, and why do so
many of your type-ins not w r ork on
my Amstrad 61 28+?
PS. It is not because I have put them
in wrong, because 1 have checked them
manv times/'
Well, quite a bagful there, so let's try
and take your problems one at a
time. Firstly, getting back to the old
61 28+ d isc / ta pe conu n drum, t he origi-
nal article you mentioned was a gen-
eral overview on normal transfer pro-
cedures between existing 6128
ni a ch i nes. U n f or tu na te I y , a nd as m a ny
of you are no doubt aware, I here is no
way of attaching a tape recorder to
you r pi usrna chines because there ai n' t
no jack plug*
There is your problem but, to rem-
edy it, there is one solution and that is
to send your machine off to WAVE for
conversion It costs 30 quid, I know,
and it means losing your beloved
Arnold for a few days but, if you have
garia^ 3 stock of cassette soft-
I^^^^l ware going to waste, it
|l has to be worth consid-
K ehng.
1 Moving on, the
ffiSv^S^Bjj Easy draw listing has,
H^MvflSSKf indei*dr, mt t with more
m
i
thgjr its fair share of
printing errors, which certainly has
not made life easy for readers. I am
assured, however, that in last month's
issue, a final and full listing was pro-
duced to put everyone's minds at
rest J lopefully^ that should sort out
I he problems thereof not, don't forget
I hat the fully documented version of
the same can be a qui red from the
Pieces section.
Concerning the proofreader pro-
gram, all you need to do is type in the
proggie and save it to a disc or cas-
sette, remembering to save two ver-
sions, one for screen and one for printer
with the correct omissions/
additions Then, when you want to
proof a program, simple run Proof
first, then load your proggie and list it
to see the codes on screen The same
routine goes for the Print routine and,
if you missed the last outing of the
proofcode program, don't worry as it
will make a not her appearance soon.
As for your problem with the type-
ins, all of our proggies are actually
tested on a Plus machine, so there
should be no real mason why they do
not work. Without seeing the programs
you are having specific problems with
(you don't mention any), it is difficult
to see where the problem liesjustmake
sure you don't type in the proof codes
themselves {those in the square brack-
ets), as they are only for use with the
proofcode program.
If you want to write back to me
stating where you are having prob-
lems, then I shall gladly look into the
matter and see what I can do. Fair
Amstrad User May 1992
Wei 1, 1 th ink that's abou t all we have
time for this month, save for a little
something which you may have
thought 1 omitted back in the first
question, Well, I didn't.
Concerning the list of ROM soft-
ware, 1 shall be digging in my files
over the next few days to see what 1
can come up with and, when I think
the list is fairly exhaustive, I will be
putting it in print for you all to have a
gander at, at your leisure! can't say
fairer than that, can 1?
Until then, if you have any prob-
lems with your hardware or software
or programming, then you know
where to writeThe surgery doors are
always open and ITl always try to help
if I can, See vou next month.
Page 47
I REVIEW I
Over the last
few months,
we have seen
a couple of right
royal belters emerg-
ing from the
Spectra video
s table I r m talking about the Sting-Ray
and the Manta-Ray, of course, which
are still being mauled to bite in the
office by our games crazed testers.
For sheer durability and ergonom-
ics (I always like Eo get that word in as
early as possible), these two sticks
would be hard to beat by anybody's
standards.
So, as the old saying goes, 'If you
can't beat 'em, join 'em', Spectra video
has come up with three new additions
to this excellent range, and very wor-
thy offspring they look too at a first
glance, Coming under starters orders
as the Alpha Ray, the Sigma Ray and
the Gamma. Ray respectively, these
new sticks sport the same racing col-
ours as their siblings, but as far as
appearances go, that's where the simi-
larity ends,
Page 48
The Spectravideo range is growing big-
ger. Jim Johnson investigates the latest
arrivals in the shooting gallery.
THE ALPHA RAY
As Spectravideo have
gone to the trouble of
using the Greek alpha-
bet as the starting
blocks for these
new sticks, I'll
take them in the
same order.
The Alpha Ray,
coming in at a remarkable
£11.99; is the starting block for the
range. However /unlike most other low
end models, the Alpha looks and feels
like a true professional Featuring a
durable steel shaft on the stick, the
moulded plastic grip is both comfort-
able and capable of allowing hours of
non-stop gaming,, without rubbing
you up the wrong way.
With the fire buttons nicely placed
to the back and front of the top end of
the grip, there is no difficulty wilh
having to reach for the buttons in time
of crisis. Ok, so you
don't get a choice of
buttons on the base
of the model, but in
most cases, these
only serve to con-
fuse in any case. As
with ail of the three new models, the
Alpha is designed as a table-top stick,
with stick being the operative word,
thanks to some excellent, heavy duty
suckers which keep you well and truly
anchored during heavy gaming.
The d es ign i & si eo k a n d , u sing the six
durable microswitches, the stick may
need a tittle playing in, don't they all,
before you really get to appreciate the
f kx i bi li ty and manoeu vrea hi 1 i ty of the
Alpha,
Featuring rapid fire as standard, f ot
those games which accept it, the Al-
pha should form l h u new standard for
the entry level joystick, being virtu-
ally unbeatable value for money at the
pricelt certainly looks more expen-
sive than it actually is and should
serve you well as a multi-purpose
stick.
Amstrad User May 1392
REVIEW I
THE GAMMA
RAY
This one, in ac-
tual fact, is the
top of the
range
stick,
but I i
sup-
pose
Gamma
sounds
slightly more effective
than Sigma, so it comes in second
in our alphabetical order,
just take a quick glance at this little
model and you can tell straight away
that this is luxury J know, there have
been gimmicks like LED displays be-
fore, but not often for under £25!
The cost of the Gamma Ray is, in
fact, a mere £22.99, which makes it
one of the most economical top end
sticks around on the market at the
moment.Quite apart from all that, the
stick itself is a joy to use-
Again, the heavy duty suckers make
life very easy from the desktop, while
the base of the machine is big enough
to make I he use of the fire buttons
down below very comfortable. With
rapid fire as standard, the stick itself
carries on the same, simple yet effec-
tive, design of each of the new offer-
ings, to give long lasting playing
power, with fire buttons at your fin-
gertips.
As well as rapid fire, there is also a
speed adjuster on the unit, which en-
hances even further your game
variety, However, what must be one
of the best features of this beast, and it
is also its big selling point, is the dig-
Eta! counter stopwatch.
Ok, so that's not totally n^w either,
but the layout of the base of the Gamma
Ray is quite novel, with multi-direc-
tional LED display included, to give a
highly polished appearance.
So what, you may be saying, it's
only decoration. Well, w hat if it is, the
clock is certainly an excellent device
to have on any joystick, especially
when you have two players racing
against each other to see who can get
through a level, or even a game, the
quickest.
Obviously, the wide base gives more
leverage on tight cornering and, all in
all, the Gamma Ray performs in an
exemplary fashion on both shoot-' era-
ups and race games,
Excellent value for money, the
Gamma Ray has to be one of the most
sophisticated looking units on the
market so, if you want to be the talk-
ing point of your street, you know
where to go shopping ,
THE
SIGMA
RAY
Cominglastin
our alphabetical
series, the
Sigma ray is
ac t ua lly
designed
to be the
middle
ranged table top,
featuring all of the good points of the
Alpha, yet not including the razzma-
tazz of the Gamma.
This one comes on to the market at
a measley £13.99 but, what are you
actually getting for that extra two quid
on top of the Alpha?
To be straight, the main additions
are the two base located fire
buttons. Are they actually worth a quid
a piece? Especially after what I said
earlier on about base mounted fire
buttons? Well, the honest answer is
yes, due to some nifty design on the
base itself.
Unlike the more usual flat design,
the two fire buttons in question are
actually set at an incline, making it
exceptionally easy to reach for them
in a hurry.
Because of the shape of the unit as a
whole, it is easy enough to rest your
spare playing hand on the base, close
enough to a button without disrupt-
ing your joystick arm.
Add that to the slightly wider base,
for a more secure grounding, and the
Sigma Ray is worth every bit of the
extra expenditure. A gain, the stick
design conforms to the series as a
whole, making for swift reactions and
good results on most games, and the
overall result is a very slick, cheap
stick all round.
There you have it, a highly
commended range of joysticks for all
tastes in the tabletop market. Add
these to the existing Manta Ray and
the Sting Ray, Spectravideo's enor-
mously successful hand-held range,
and you can safely say that they've
got the market well and truly cov-
AH of the joysticks go out under
Spectra video^s Logic 3 label and are
sure to be found in your local compu-
ter store, if not already, then very,
very soon +
One more addition to the Logic 3
range, the Speedmouse, is at present
only available for the Amiga
and the Atari, though
that may change in the
near future for those
of you who prefer
clicking power for
other applications.
FAXBOX
Alpha Ray
Cost £11.99
ACU Rating 95%
Gamma Ray
Cost C 22.99
ACU Rating 93%
Sigma Ray
Cost £13.99
ACU Rating 8H%
Logic 3
Spectra video
Unit 27
Northfield Indus trial Estate
Jieresford Avenue
Wembley
HAO 1NU
Telephone 081 900
Amstrad User May 1992
Page 49
iJMcga
Drive
(Including
it 8Q0k pet disc
it Ext PS u
MS800&10
it Side Switch it Muiti Compatible it
it Compact Size it Dual Mode it
35" Discs (Branded BulkXIO)
T Discs (Amsof t)
15" Disc Box (holds 40)
Printer Lead
6125/464 Plus Adapter
£ 7.95
£2455
£ 7.95
£7.95
£ 7.95
FILE TRANSFERS
CPC To/From PC's, PCW's, and Others
2inl - £24.95 : MFU - £29.95
(Both programs run in CPM+ - NOT CPM 2.2}
Nlaxidos (with FREE
MS800
£. 9.93
■■■PI
BONZO SUPER MEDLER
BONZO BLITZ
BONZO BIG BATCH
BONZO FLASH PACK
£. 9.93
Flewc Bt«te model wbtn ordering Disc Drives, All price* include VAT, P&F* & Irugrmrice
^Aa Service)
Phone
0772-70124g
i p p p p .i.'.i /• J i
m
m
MS
mmmm
50
Amstratl User May 1332
OFT WARE CITY
CALL US ON:
0909 95304
E5
VtSA
SOFTWARE CITY
Unit 4, Business Development Centre
21 Temple Street, Wolverhampton WV2 4 AN
TEL: (0902) 25304 FAX: (0902) 712751
BUDGET TITLES
1 iL Division M anagcT . ........ £3.99
2 ¥\Vft* StK44r SCiuad £3.99
3-D P«H £3J9
Ac* J 4,2 £2.99
Action Fnphtef NEW £199
Aftertminer . £1.99
Ahcred Beast £1.99
ArLanoid I oj 2 £1.99
Barbarian £2.99
H^Lxfrarmi 2 1 . ■ . .£3-. 99
ftatnun Hu Movi* £1.99
BOhtltttfl ■ ■ K ■■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ mm i fit. NE-W £J- 99
h#mVHt4ul\r £19?
BOKinj MUtflgfeT , rrrr £3" 99
British Supti I ^g^e Fncflbalt , , . T P r £1,99
Bubble babble £1.99
a-jbblr Dinv. __ .11,99
Ctbti £1.99
CnJIfwnl* G bract .03M
Ch«npia4ihip Gnjf £1-99
Chase If Q, ,„,,., ,, P „ £J.99
Chwsfcie Eft i or 2 r r r r . r r r . r £5,99
Co«owhCIku4.. ,,,,,, NEW £J.?9
CnttitHM Chest <HD»ci ■ .NEW £1.99
QhrhzmId' ■ n i . , ■. . ■ ■ ■ ■ -£E 99
CnelinejiLiJ ClfOU , , . . . £1-99
Crictel Captain , NEW £*99
Cricket Muter ..£1.99
Cup FwriiuJI .. £1.99
Dairy Thorn pram Decil Liars £1.99
Din* PbhK. £1.99
T)fiuh4e Dm r £1.99
Dnuh* Dragcm lar? rm £*-«
Dragon Ninja _„ £3 99
EdrJ The Duct .......£1.99
Euro B*» £3.99
F-l Twnide ..ft 90
F- 1 r> Comhbt Pita NEW G.99
F« 1 1 ComUbt Pilar. (Due} NEW £7.99
Fantasy World Duzy £1.99
Fireman Sun. £199
First Pari tKe Feist . „ £195
Ftf Mball Direct cm ...... . .1351
F'owtolkr ifw Yw J £3.9?
F u r g i2"i c-t i\ Wcrldf : C3.99
FhjiIc Bruno's. Bating , , , , , r r r , , £H9
Games Sucnroer Ethlicm £1.99
Gamin Winder Edition . £199
ijyrj Lire ten- Holihrjfs .......... L3.99
[iaunrlra I. 3 & Iktpi* DtaflgftHM - > M.99
GlMitb*aljen 2 £3.99
GbfMEi umI GabJiru £1.99
Grwuli bad GJiorta £3.99
Qryior £3.99
Mud DrUin £199
Heroes Or Tbe Lbnn: . £4.99
H-ana; Kong Phoory . j j £199
Ikm Wbffttir £2.99
[mpaHbnknie , r . . £3-. 9?
Endiani Jones. Lair. Crusade £1.99
IruoKtiw HedL £199
Itutmnifhil tbfaie+ £3.99
Irtcerrwicngl Minaetf , ..D.99
fertlernaiicinol Nj^jl . . . . . . . r NEW £3.99
Italia t9*0 , .JNEW £3,99
lack Tht Nipper ! or 2 £199
Jnw% ..£1.99
Jock 7 Wilsons ComprndLuaj at DirLi £1.99
Kmoy Dv^lisb Soccer Mauser £2.99
KmLuuky S.kui| £3.99
Hick tint ...£3.99
Lats Ntfijl 3 i , , £3.99
fowlwtl . . r . £3.99
hiwpciuiif IHi^i rP . P , t3,99
TheMaicli 13.9*
M«lchdiv 2 ..13.99
MriRilhl RjHflftlHHt NEW 13.99
Uske JieiJs fap Qoii „ £2.99
MiniOflk* l2,#
Morny PylliBii MEW 13,9*
MO On* biker .13.99
Nivy Mom .NEW 13.99
K?* 2«l«Hj Sflwy 13.99
Nifti V4irud> Grand Prix , £199
On Tht Bench .£1.99
Optrbimfl ThurvJtrtjflli fJJJ ,£3.99
Operbtrna W^n" , , , , ,£}.99
Outran , , a ,£J.99
Paper bc^* ; £199
PopB^V jE. ll * m m £199
PcHLmaai PaJ t or 2 £2.99
Pawwrdrift £1,99
P^iblisi , £j. r 99
Pro &ootl:Codem«ier(J „, r . . rrr &M
BUDGET TIRES
PrormiiMibJ Fiwlbbllrr
Pub [jWH , , , , , » ,
Q-iriTbr4 Siatpf Mt.W
QuatLro Advencune j Duxy Etc)
Ouatlry Can.uon (Liklr T'dTfi ,
QuaUru Com Ops (F-is! Food Elc.)
^Llatlru Combal
Quunrc F*ymt , , , , ,
Ousel™ Skjillmlnl- ftftfibySim F.u:.)
I^-Type ,«"«'■■ i <i r r n r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ -."n h
PUinbow JsdbJid: ,
Ri.lV CrccH ,
Rjunbo 1
Red Heat
Renegade I -or 1
Rid. D bnge roa s
HjoOMAp . . ■■■■■■■■■■■ . . i
H*tk 5Mf Alt My ribrtifltr
R'UH.b)' ['::iyL.h
Rugby rVLbnager
Run The Gbunllel
Scooby Doq acd Scnpfiy Dno
3h*dc.-w Or Tb; Bcauc
SbunohL
SUkwono
Sr.ookir Manage rrjecl
Soccer Q ?
Soccer Match
Soccer Rivals-
Space H urirr I NEW
Staf Wire
Sum Davit Snooker
fiLrider.. .,.«,..,, N£W
Striker Mxn&ptr .,
Stool Cbr Racer.. .
5og>rr ScjTTiMjr a . NEW
9*aff D fl^H^idt r i i u i i i'ii i.i i.i i i i i i i i i i h ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ '■
I'offer. Renegade rrrrrr
TboEkderbltde
Tbuodercaai
TLianic BILuky NEW
Tobbin
Fop Ouri
Toyota Cdka..., NEW
Trackum Vlirufer.
TrehfUf? blKndJ Duz^
T.T. Racer , . , . ,
Trebte CKunpicxj;
Turbo Oorlrun .,
Tuaricnn
TiMktr ..S _ EW
The Uni*ue(M*HSi
Wt EG rl £. F r 1-1111111
Woaderhoy P ,
World Clasa, Leader heard,
Leaderbobrd i Toumamea'
K-Oot
Ytffci and Thfi Cirord Monrfcr .
Yoji-5 Offic t!4farK , , , . , in,,
FULL PRICE
CAS5
3-D nilroaioo £sL £ 1 7.99 .
tthiirlr: GursltrMfjd _ N, 1 V
HftHlt OfTbt iHlft , , ,19.99.
CotowH firidit 4 , , , „ . . .Ig.M .
Crtl^ I ^^'1 i i i i i i i i i i i ir ■■■■■■■■■■ i'£M«^^
DoMbk Dragon 3 r r r r , ,11,99,
Knal Figbi .£6,90.
FoocbaJl Director 2 | J'Sk) W- A .
Fun Scl»ol3{J.7l ,.£a.99.
Fun SdbooJ 3 ("?*> .1B.99 .
Ftan S4r»oJ^ {V5I 1B.99.
PtanSchaoHf^T) ,,,,,, £»,99,
FboiScbfloH<T-Lt) .££.99.
Cauntlr! 1 ££.99.
Grand Pria f DftJO £7.99
Hen Qwii t Data Disc , , , , , .££.99
Hm Qmat WUehlotd ExfaiuMa Lb.99.
Jfljani i £6.99.
Siinchsim Europe £5 99 .
Muhi Plpytr Smr Minajtf .£799
Ngitban4£a«tii £*.99.
Pit FuhWf , ., .£7,99,
P*fi*wh h~EW£6.99.
Prifttt Of Fbrtoa , , £7.99 .
RmJUrri £3,99 .
■SlmCriy £3.99.
Simpsons- £1.99.
Smith T.V. £7.99.
Spdrtan h Tribnaks £7.99.
DI5G
.£17.99
1 10.^
.£30.99
.£9.99
* ^
J i.-. 99
-til -9*
..£1.99
.£11.99
.£11.99
£11.99
■ £l!*9
.£11.99
..11.99
■ ■ N/A
..Mi A
. .£7.99
. .£7.99
tIC 99
..N/A
.1 E t.99>
.IL199
. .£7.99
.111199
.1 1.0.99
.112.99
.11(1.99
.11^.99
.110.99
E3.99
i? W
£.199
13.99
13.99
£3.99
il.99
£3.?9
£5.99
£3.99
13.99
£199
£3.99
£5.99
13.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£199
£i.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
£3.99
tm
£3.99
£ ■?=?
£3.99
£3.99
£j.99
£S99
£1.99
n-rt
£1.99
£1.99
£1.99
I? 9?
£199
£3-.99
£299
£199
£1.99
£],99
£199
£1.99
a«
£4,99
£1,99
£199
£199
COMPILATIONS
TWO IfOT TWO HANDLE
t i( hi .tiKrv AXE:, T0 1 At. A £ CALL aDcIW
WaRRLDR i SUPER OFF ROAD ft ACER
cass 111.99 disc 111.99
hvdra. badlands, skull and
grgssbones, stun runner t escape -
robot monsters
cass 1.99 disc 13.99
4 most world sports
or 1 0 iron 2, baseball, 17ce41 mata judo £
basketball
CASS3JV
SOCCEB*
TREBLE; GHAMPIOKS, EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONS. WOULD SOCCER LEAGUE, EURO
B<K& Wrtft I.DCHaMPI 0NS i TR. EVOR
BRODKINfl
CASStTJI
I .SlOST BALLS. IDOTSn A. FSKAISb-
SOCCER CHA LLEN'GE, SOCCER &OS5, RUGBY
A AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
CASS £3,99
SOCCER STABS-
KICK DFF 2. <JAZZA 2. MICROPROSE SOCtER
Sc EMLTN HUOHES INTERN ATIONAL SOCCER
CA^£t*9DW:£irH
NlfCiA COLLtXTlON
SHADOW WAREiOR. DOlJftl.F DRAGON A
draCiON Nih.rA
CASS IT Jfj
DIZZVS EXCELLENT ADVENTURE
DIZZY DOWrV TrIE'RAPEDS. RWIK SNAX,
BLTBBLE DIZZY, DEZZV PANIC A DEZZV AND
THE: V^JL^ FOLK
CASS £7.50
SUPER. HEROES
STRIDE R 2 r ENDEANA JOflES, LAST NJKJA 2 Ml
THE ^PV who LOVED ME
iA^i£i»-^DlSC£lJL99
KIDS PACK.
POSTMAN PAT. SOOTY AND SWEEP, POPEVE £
COUNT DUGKU LA, TH E WrtM RL3F.S A
SUPERTED
CASS £t. 99
MAX PACK COMPILATION
TURRJCAN 2, 5T DRAGON, SWIV &
N1GHTSH3FT
CASS 1IJ.99 DISC £ITJi
TEN GEN TRILOGY
KLAK, ESCAPE PLANET ROBOT MONSTERS £
GYBERBALL
tASSDJ*
CHART ATTACH
1 .0 r Ll !> KSPR IT TL RBO CH ALLENGE,
S Ll PF RCA RS, SHA1 M.)W (JF YHt BEAST,
IMPOSSAMOLE &, GHOULS AND GHOSTS
CA.VH£l*.^DESCla3.99
TIIRELLTEME GOLD I
PAPERBO 1 !', GHOSTS AND GOftl.ENS,
BOMB JACK, BATTY' Sl TURBO ESPRJT
CAJRS£5.M
Super fipofle irvnAm .17.99 NJ, 1 A
TeraiiBblor 2 ... rrrr , 17.99. . . .1J0.99
TurikM 2 ,,,,,, ,1J,99. . . . .1S.99
World CJaai R^gb)«. f?,99 , , , , ,N.'A
WW F Wrt*iitmania ££.99 . . . .£jo 99
SOFTWARE CITY SPECIALS
Gvbcrwarld |Cabs> ,,.,£1,99
Dark Foiloo , . £T>99
Emlyo Hollies (Cass) £3>99
Ecnlyn Hqglief (Due) £4,99
European Super L.^ayar->;L23k|i ,, £3,99
European Super L^-agjjf CDisc). £4.99
^rnraini 2 NEW £3.99
HvtU Fw Rod Ocjiober £3.99
Kenny Dmlf^bh. Sccoer Muok .12.99
Snbnrriae t nrt , .12.99
AIR.- 1 SEA SUPREMACY
SILENT SERVICE, CARREER COMMAND,
GUNSHIP. PK7 THUNDERBOLT A ¥15 STRIKE
EAGLE
CASS 113.99 DISC 1J7J4
CAPCDM COLLECTION
STRIDE R I AND 2, GHOULS U K' GHOSTS,
FDROOTTEN WORLDS, U.N. SQUADRON,
DYNASTY WARS, LED STORM 4 LAST DUEL
CASS 111,99" DISC 117, SO
MOVSE PREMIER
TE£NA&£ MUTANT HERO TURTLES,
GREMLINS JJi BAdt TO TM E f"L!TU RE- II A
ENDLANAIONES
CASS £I*.M DISC llJW
GRANDSTAND
WORLD CLASS LEADERBOARD, PRO TENNIS
TOUR, CONTLNENTAL CLRCL : S tOAZZA'S
SUPER SOCCER
f.ASSiio.MDisrns.M
WHEELS OF FIRE
TURBO OUTRUN, CHASE H.Q., HARD DR1V1N"
A POWERDR]FT
CASSllu.99
ADDICTED TO FUN
BUBBLE BOBBLE, RAINBOW ISL.ANDS £ NEW
ZEALAND STORY
CASS IT Hi
HANNA BARBERA CARTOON COLLECTION
VLXil^<iRr"AT ESCAPE, HONG KONG PHOOEY,
RUFF AND JtF.ADV ^ ItEVERLEY HELLS CATS
ORDER FORM AND INFORMATION 1
All wdar* S*M FIHST CLA SS Subj^t bj
jralEOrtfty. JUSL Inl m ihfr cavpy and send M; to: |
Software City, WnitJ, B Tsmplfr ST
Wol^rhflnrfilork. lrYy;4/j,N.
— - OflOER FORM (Block Capit is) - ^|
NAME:
AODHE&S:
'POSTCODE:
TEL:
1
1
Numb- at r^^rrM
Campos-
1
1
1
1
1
T07*L
i
POSTAGE ftATES : Pless? adrJ Wp (Of
post £ packagir-g ur all andsrs l n(Jer £5.
E>¥ers&as add £1 .50 pe* item.
PAVING BY CHEQUE: Cheques oovdbie
to Sfiftwar* Ctty
Dura Fypo
E ipiry *s1e
ACU
Dale
L.
Orders.
MafilHivnirr:
Amstrad User May 1992
51
COMPETITION WINNERS I
A little stealth for J.M.Vining,
Here we are, at long
last, with the win-
ning entries for the
epic ACU
G-LOC compo from
the
January 1992 issue.
We certainly got a whole lot more
entries than we bargained for, and it
took the ACU Crew a full week to
decide on the final winners in the
future et stakes.
So, without further ado, here is the
full list, starting with the lucky winner
of the Walkman, followed by the five
xunners-up, who each get a copy of
this superb flight simulator from US
Gold.
Take a bow Daniel Kilpa trick from
Chelmsford, Essex, who's superb
DK15 entry takes the first
prize, Congratulations also to
J.M Vining of Wootton, Isle of Wight;
Eamon McAllister of County Deny,
M Ireland; Christopher McAleese of
Brain tree, Essex;Geoff Tarff of
Hornchurch, and S.Johnson of
Dartmouth Road, London.
AH of you will get copies of the epic
G-Loc outing on the formats of your
choice.
Sorry you couldn't all be winners,
but have a good look at the excellent
entries here, then have a go at this
month* s compo on Page 12,see ya.
S. Johnson goes into battle,
Amstrad User May 1992
■COMPETITION WINNERS
Daniel Kilpatrick '$ supvrhDKI 5
Eamon McAllister's Blue Flash!
Amstrad User May 1992
Christopher McAleese's Red Devil!
Here's a little something that is guar-
anteed to addict you from the very
startExceedingly simple, all you have
to do is control Mr A.Line^ using the
cursor keys to avoid obstacles, walls
and eating your own tail
Whilst handling all this, you must
also gobble up the flashing red-pink
power capsules. This is one outing you
won't crack in a day and, if it all gets
too much for you,, pressing ESC will
By total Gherl
■
get you outTry it, you'll like it.
CHARACTERS
Two listings for you this month, giv-
ing excellent value for your typing
powerThis one is a brilliant, profes-
sional text printing routine that's seen
on top quality commercial
software. Now you can give your
MODE 0 games that extra something
special, with room for double the char-
acters across the screen in multi-col-
ours.
A superb routine this one and, as a
bonus, Robin is prepared to supply
the M/C source code to anybody who
drops him an SAE at his usual helpline
address of Pipeline Software, 9
Biynglas Terrace, Fyle, Mid Glamor-
gan, S. Wales- CF33 6 AG .Nice work
Robin.
I
2
3
4
-STRETCHER
( 71 3
== 172]
(C) Robin 'Pipelines Software' Gilbert, January 195)2 \ 73 ]
[ 74 j
JO MODE 1:PEN 1 : LOCATE ] 4 . I 2 : PRI NT' 1 TN TTT AL I S T NG " [B3l
20 codtt = &.6G00 : MEMORY code - 1 ; RESTORE [ 0E J
30 a -code : WHI T.E nj O "END" : READ a$:FOR gzl TO U3NUS) STEP 2 (BO]
4 0 POKE a . VAL( "&"+MIDSU$ , gl 2 ) ) ; a~a+J [93]
50 NEXT : INK 1 , RND* 26 : WEND : CALL code ff)F]
60
1 [F6]
100
DAT A
J 10
DATA
1 20
DATA
1 30
DATA
I 40
DATA
J 50
DATA
1 60
DATA
1 70
DATA
1 30
DATA
1 90
DATA
200
DATA
2 I 0
DATA
220
DATA
230
DATA
240
DATA
250
DATA
2 60
DATA
270
DATA
280
DATA
290
DATA
>!00
DAM
3 1 0
DATA
:i20
DATA
3 3 o
DATA
34 0
DATA
350
DATA
21001 022 I 0662 10025 221 E66CD05 6504 0 1 1DOO00
1. 700 1 CO0O000 1 CO ] 1 A ] A1C020808J C030610FF21
2 F6 6 0 fi 0 D A F7 7 2 3 1 0 FC3 E0 3 3 2 2 06 6 CD6 5 6 4CD3 8 6 4
CD0(i1UUn>E364T>b2] 546 3CD1 765CD8 2 64 CDS 4 64 f -D
B864 21 3566343A3766C601 2732 376 fi 3 A 3666CE0O
27 32 36 66CDA664 3A2C66C61 027 322C663A2B66CE
0027 3 22R66DD2 I 9 AO 3CD1 7 650600CD [ 9BD1 0ER21
C80022 21662223662225662227663A356687322D
6 8 7 CP, I 4 3 2 2 E6 6CD0 5 6 5 1 A 0 0 2 70 2 1 6 0C 1 A 0 0 2 7 00
1 9 F F 3 E 0 2CDDE BB 0 6 0 CT) 02 1 B6 6 3 C 5 D D 5 6 0 1 DD 5 E 0 0
DD6603DD6 FO2CDEABBDD56ORDD5E04 DD6607DD6 E
06CDF6BB1 1 0800TJD1 9C1 1 OD93E02CDDEBBGB-BG65
3 A 2D6 6874 7 3 A 3 B 6 6 E 6 0 F 8 0 4 7 C 5 CD 3 E 6 4 CDC0 B BCD
BC6 F> 3 A 3B66E6 I FC680CDFCBBC1 1 OE3CD0565 1 AO'B
0EOBODOC1 AOO270O J 8FF3 E0 3CDf>FBR3 A 21)664 7C5
CD3E64DPE5CDFOBBK1 Dl B7 20F3CDEABBC 1 1 0EC3E
02322966AF322 A66DD2 I 2 9 6 6 3 A 2 A 6 6 B7C 2 80 6 1 A E
CD I EBB 2 0 04DD36 0 001 3 E0 1 CD! EBB 2 8 0 4 DD3 6 0 002
3E08CD1 FBB280inD3 60008 3E02CD1 EBB2806DD3 6
0004 1 00O3A2A06EEFE3 2 2A66 3E4 2OD1EBBC2C46 2
2A21 66DDOR005E28042B2B1 808DDCB004E280 2 2 3
2:3 222 I 662 A2366DDCB004 62804 23231 R08DDCB0O
56 280 2 2R2 R222 366ED5 B2 I 6 2 A 23 66CDFOBBB728
4 6FE0 3C2 78622 1 32663 A 2C6 686 2 7 7 72D3 A2 R668E
2 7 7 7 0 60 2 2B7 ECE00 7 7 1 0 P9 3 A 3 A 6 6 C fi 0 I 2 7 3 2 3 4 6 6
3 A H 3 f i 6 C EO 0 2 7 3 2 3 3 6 fi C D B 2 6 4 CD B8 6 4 2 1 2 (\ 6 4 CD A A
[BO
[ 5:5
[75
[ DC
[ B8
[ BA
[37
[ 5A
[CO
[ BD
[75
f. FC
[' 8 5
[4D
[7C
[75
[ OE
[ J 9
( 04
[E4
{ 58
[ 61
f 2 4
[A4
I or
[ EC
Pa&e 54
Amstrad User 1992
LISTING I
350 DA T A 6 <> £ E 0027 3 2 3 3 6 G 0 D 8 2 f$ 1 CI) BR (1 4 2 12 1 G 4 0 D A A | FO J
300 DATA BO 8 A 2 DO 6 3 DO A 5 2 6 0 3 2 2 D6 6 3 EO 1 ODDF RB ED 5 R2 1 6 i [48]
3 70 DATA 2 A 2 3 6 $ t*J)EABBA FODDER BOD 1 9BD3 A 2 1\6 6 B7 2 8 0 6 3 D [9F]
380 DATA 3 2 2 EG 6 1 R 4 0 ED 5 B 2 5 6 6 2 A 2 7 6 GODF A BBDD2 t I G fi 4 0 G [ 8 ,3 ]
3 90 DATA 04 O 5 2 A 2 5 6 6 DDI 1-0 ODD 4 6 0 10 3 KB 2 A 2 7 G G DD 4 EO 2 DO [ h 2 [
J 00 DATA 4GO3 0 9D5F.5rDF0RlM';i D1 PI FFOl 2807 11 0400DD1 9 [54]
110 DATA 1 0D7KD58256f>2227G6O:U8O12l2FG4ODAABO3A20 [GO ]
4 2 0 DAT A 6 0 3 D2 8 0 9 3 2 2 0 G G OD 9 4 G 1 0 3 7 DG0DD2 1 A 9 G 3 OD I 7 0 5 { 11 |
4 30 BAT A 2 I 1 A G G 1 J 2F66060 U A903 8 ] 4 2802 1 8062 3 1 3 1 0F4 ' [ B2 j
140 DATA 1 8 0 A 1 1 1 A 6 6 2 J 2F6 6 0 6 0 G RDBOO GOOODl 9BD 1 0 F BO J> [ 0 8 |
4 50 DATA 3864ODF364O3 27G00D06DBOD056504 02FFO90901 [FA]
160 DATA 2D205 3 205 4 205 2204 5 20 54204 320482 04 5 205 2 20 (AOl
470 DATA 2D1 F0005 4 27 92052 6F6 2696E204 7 6 9606 2 65 7 2 7 <1 [GD]
480 DATA IFOB18S06970G5GC696E6520536F667477617265 [ KA |
190 DATA 1 FO AO 9 5 0 7 2 6 5 7 3 7 3 2 0 6 I 2 0 6 B 6 5 7 92 0 7 4 6 F2 0 7 3 7 4 [47]
500 DATA G I 7274 I F0B0E4 86 97 3 0 36F7 26 5203 A20 30 3030 30 [ BA ]
510 DATA 3 030 3 030 I F081 1 4F62 6A65 6 374 7 32 04 3GF6CGC6 5 [38]
520 DATA 63746561 2-03 A2 030 30303 0FF02 0O534 34F5 2 4 5 3 A [82]
5 30 DATA 1 Fl E004C4 9 564 5 5 33A 1 F021 84 04 5 56 4 54C3 A 1 Fl 8 [FA]
540 DATA 1 84 34F4O4O4543544544 3AFF08003030303O3030 [AO]
^50 DATA 3030FF240O3030FF081830303030FF221830303O (BD]
560 DATA 30FF0E084765742052G561 G 4 792E2E2EFF0F084 7 [ R3 J
570 DATA 616D65204F76657221 FF20002000G002200022 00 [FlJ
580 DATA 22005E02220026002G0O5A022G00200070O16002 [38j
590 DATA 700122006E015E02GE0126006A015A026A012000 [56]
600 DATA 200020007001 220022002200GE01 260026002600 [E7]
610 DATA GA01G00220006002700] 5K02 2 2005E02GE0 3 5A02 [84]
620 DATA 26005A026A01 OOOO0200O200O0OO0O0OFEFFFEFF [SB]
G30 DATA 00000 I 00003 200000CO 3 0001 00000008 1F0F3200 [ F2 ]
640 DATA CDO 9BBD01 8FAODB06 5 3 A 3B66E6FC5FODB06 5 3 A3B [57]
6 50 DATA 661-6015721400019 RBCDBC6 5 3 A 3 B6 6 F G FEO 6 0 0 4 F f 90 1
6G0 DATA 2148000 90921 1 A 6 G 1 1 3 0 G 3 0 G 0 40D0 A G 4 2 1 1 EG 6 1 1 [F5]
670 DATA 4F630G020DOA64DD2 I CKC.2C3 1 7652 1 2F6611 7 EC 3 [IF]
G80 DATA 0G040DOAG4DD21 70G3031 765 21 20661 1 8 96 30601 [22]
G90 DATA CD0A6 1 DD2 1 8 7 6303 1 7 652 1 3 666 J 1 8KG 30602CDOA [94]
7 0 0 DATA 6 4 DD 21 8C6 3f 3 I 7 6 5 2 1 3 3 G G I I 95 G 30 60 2 CDCA64 DD [ EF ]
7 10 D A T A 2 1 9 3 6 3 O 3 1. 7 6 S 7 E 4 FOB 3 FC B 3 FOB 3 FO B 3 FC 6301 21 3 f G 3 ]
7 20 D ATA 79F60F0630 I 2 I 3231 0K8O9O604C521 00O00E8006 [04]
7 30 DA T A 807 E5 FEG 0 FOB 2 F 77 7 BEG F0OB2 7BG7 7 2 3 1 0 KFO D2 0 [ FC ]
740 DATA EAOUOFIO^DDEIDD7EOODD23FFFF28050D5ABB18 [ F.3 1
750 DATA F2DDEBOD0GB9DD6600DD23DD6E00DD23OD? ABOEB [ !0j
7 G 0 DAT A DH DD7E00DD2 3 F E FF 2 0 0 4 D 1 O 3 0 9 B 9 FK I V 200 3 D 1 i 8 [ 6 A \
770 DATA DDODA5BHFD21 706 5060805 7EE5 2 1 1 7G6770E02AF [3A]
780 DATA 120 G 0 4 OB 1 6 3 0 0 5 1 A FDD 6 GO I 2FD2 3 1 0 F3 1 3 OD 2 0 EB [42 |
7 90 DA T A El 1 B 1 BO 1 00 0 8 EBO 9 3 00 1 0 1 5 0000 9 EB2 30 \ ] OOFD 1 [ D 1 J
800 DATA 1 3 I 3 1 8 A 08 00 4 200 1 8 004 200 1 08 4 002 I 0O84 00 2 1 0 [BB]
810 DATA 8004 2 001800 4 2 00 108 4 0021008 4 002 108004 2001 [ K7 ]
820 DATA 8004 2 00 1084 002 10081002108004 2 0018004 200 1 [ E9 ]
830 DATA 0840021008400210 E5D505ED5B38 6 6 ED 4 B 3 A G G 2 F [ 1 3 ]
840 DATA 02ODFO6 52K01ODFO6 5 2E03CDF06 52F0 IODF0652K [ A B ]
850 DATA O1ODF0652E020DFO652E01ODFO652E05ODFOG51 1 [F9]
860 DATA 894 EO I F 8 6 4 ODO 8 6 60 1 D 1 R1 09AFCB1 30 R J 20B I 1 OB [2 E ]
870 DATA I02D2OF42A3866192238G62A3AG609223AG609 [Alj
880 DAT \ FND [ J 2 1
Amstrad User 1992 Page 55
■LISTING I
I '40 Mul t i -Co j ourcd CharcMers acr#sr? the so re<->u in Mode 0 [7[
! [71]
* • - - ■ - (72
72]
3 ' (Of Robin 'Pipeline Software' Gilbert, Jniiua ry 1 992 [ 7 3 )
4 * Tel 0656 740741 for SUPERB Home brow SOFTWARE and TOP I'm [741
grammi ng TIPS ! [7*1 1
5 ' No more plugs ! By the way, that's some title isn'i it? [95
6 * 9 Brynglas Tor race, Pyle, Mid Gal morgan, CF33 6 AG. 1 76]
7 ' Except that one ! ! [ 77]
*8 ' Written for ACU and 'Arnold 1 1 overs everywhere.
9 ' [79]
10 ' ***** M/Code in NOT relocatable! ***** |F|]
II ' Linage: CALL scr ipt , col umn% , row% , @a$ [ F3 ]
12 ' [F5]
13 ' Where.. script = Address of routine {40000 decimal) fF7
1 4 1 col urn n% = 0 . . 19 [ F9]
15 4 row* =0 . , 24 [FBI
16 1 al s "Urn, ..or,,," [FI)J
17 ' [ FF 3
18 * Tnk I - The white bits and.. Ink 2 - The other bits. |0I
1 9 1 [03]
20 1 If you'd like to know how the machine code routine wm<k [72]
or how to [ 7 2 J
21 ' change the enlour spread on the characters, then get in [ F4 |
touch and [ F4 1
2 2 ' I'll s ha r e my s e c r e t s ! [ DG ]
23 ' |F8]
24 ' [FA]
1 00 INK 0 . 0 : TNt< 1 , 2 6 : 1 NK 2 , 1 6 : PAPER 0 j CLS ; MODE 0 ; MEMORY 3 '.) !) 9 [ C\ ]
9: NESTOR!- -ript =40000:a = scrip1 ; FOR f=l TO 7 i EEAD a$:F0I; - ] \('\
TO I, FN ( n $ ] STEP 2 : POKE a , VAL (" ft " I M 1 DS ( a$ . g . 2 ) } ; a = a i t : N EXT a [ 04 |
f "Poke the Cotfe (Need this line) [04]
110 c r . 1 ui,.n%-0 : row%=9 :n$-*New ASCII Character So 1 . , . " : C A 1 ,1. so \ FA \
r i p t , c o J u in n% . row % . «'n $ ; <: o 1 umn% = 0 : r ow%=row% + 2 : FOR f - 32 TO 127: [ F4 j
a$s£HR$ in : CALL sort pt , col umn% , row% , i» a $ : onlunm%=oo 1 umn* t I : NE I F I
XT Demo f E4 j
120 ro] ntnn%~0 : row% = rnw%i I 0 : a$= " You now have space to fit 40 [27
eh a r a c t e r S a c r o s s t h e s c r e en. like t. h i s ! " : C ALL so r i pt , oo I nmn \ '<: 7 ]
% , row% , &a$ : PR I NT "Normal ASCII Set* 1 : PRINT : FOR f = 32 TO I27PRT j 27 ]
NT CHR$ If) ; ; NEXT : LOCATE 1,18 'How did this line get here!.' [27 )
130 DATA FK03O0DDGG041)D6E02CDl ABCEBDD6E00DD660J46 \7i)\
140 DATA 2 37E2 3666FE5DDElCT)06B9D5C5DD7EOOPP2 3CDAf) [04]
150 DATA BBFD21AF9C06080r>AFL2aB76C4A89CFD23CBGC)C4 |88]
160 DATA Art90FD2:n 3AFJ 2CB56C4A89CFI)231T>23 1BC50100 [ill]
170 DATA O8FB093004O15noO09FBCl23OI 10000101 131310 [OH]
J at) DATA BAC309B9FT)4f>001 AB01209 [7B]
190 DATA 8O4O8O4O8O4080O4a040O8O480O4ORO4f}O0408O4O8O4OBO4Oaa [79
40804 080408040 f 7 9 )
Page SB
Amstrad User 1992
ACF P.C. WORKSTATION
ONLY £99
+ VAT
r
♦ Sliding Keyboard Drawer
♦ Durable Bonded Edging
♦ Paper Management
♦ Sliding Printer Shelf
♦ Height Adjustable Printer
Shdf
♦ Quality Construction
♦ Lockable Castors
♦ Side Extension Left/Right
♦ 12 Months Guarantee
♦ 30 Day Money Back
Guarantee
♦ British Made
Order Now And Claim Your FREE
Side Extension Worth £15,99
Call 052789 3036
Advanced Computer Furniture Ltd* 3 Sarabourne Park
Sumbourne, Nr Redditch, B96 6PE
WO
X] SD MICROSYSTEMS
NEW FOR 1992!
Ihi DELUXE DRIVES
The MAXT DRIVE only £84.95; (includes P.S.U.)
* Unique 3 -function switch For maximum performance. Works as a standard
k B fe drive under CP/M and Amsdos and with all SO0K software S&d .' DSd
* Attractive slimline TEAC unit - simply the best. Measures 7 1 it 4" x 1' high.
* Ideal second drive Tor the CPC, Simply plug into the 612$ or 464 with l>D ] .
" FREE 400K per side fomttterAlisk copier- FREE starter pack of 5 disks!
* Complete ready-to-go package. Quiet and economical in use. 12 months
guarantee. Supplied with all necessary cable^onnectori.
The 'HULIT DRIVE only £99+95t (Includes RS U.)
* As above hut with special cabling for connection io CPC or PCW computers!
You cmn use this 'portable 1 drive with the AMSTRAD ©128, S2S6 anuVur 95121
NOTE: All our drives arc available with a 6 128 PLUS adaptor - just add £5.00
CFC-FC Data Transfer*
We now offer transfer software and a file copying service Call for details
The CPC Biutnus/Serious Software U*t:-
Ptage Publisher £24.95 Picture Disk. €12.50
FuU DTP for the 6128 or expanded 464, IMs of clip-art graphics for Page
Support* 9 and 2* pfcn* t^. Star 1 U Publisher/Stop Press (please state )
lien end Ledger -„ M -*,„£29*95 Picture Disk 2**.,„<„„£12»50
Simplified business book- keeping for Now ivuilbiblcl Vuhirnc two uf our superb
6123. Bank/Cash, Ptout/LMS etc, dip-art collection,
Stock Accounting £39.95 Dfsfc'Basc * «
Home Finance 14,95
Bunk, Saving*, Credit Cards* SKto etc
Payroll Program «™ £52.50
PaYE^rE/PayvLips/Reportt Easy to use.
128 Integrated stocl^vadcing/ajHoiinta. Auto- indexes your disk collection .
PtcasM Art 14.95
Fun la use screen desig fieri printer
Kwikflle V2 + l .„„£ 12,50
Versatile database with many uses.
Mailing list******* .£12.50 Multi-Code £12.50
Sfttdtlitt *aire» file flUftlferVtaofcl prfnter. Powerful CPC pattgrunmef n toolkit.
AEso good range of PCW Business Sofhv&re, 4 Computer Consumables,
Pnit/PS-ckUtg: Add f 1 .00 na sntlworc, £5.1)0 on drivcs/bardwaiT. Courier tf .30.
When ordering, please advise cornputer/prinLer type.
R em e m ber,' Hfe're the caring CPC company nvhn really dn deliver t
Send Chet|uejs r POs or SAB for current catalogue to (DFiPT ACL)
SD MICROSYSTEMS, P.O. BOX 24, H0LBEACH, L1NCS Tel: (0406) 32252
THE THREE BEARS (5-10)
IBM, ST, CPC, AMIGA.
Superbly reviewed educational
adventure. Develops reading and
imagination.
BETTER SPELLING (8 - 18)
IBM, ST PCWp AMIGA, CPC,
BBC, CBM (0). Highly acclaimed tutor.
Received excellent reviews Challenging
BETTER MATHS (12-16 GCSE)
IBM, PCW t ST AMIGA, CPC,
CBM (□}. Vfery comprehensive coverage
Of all the major aspects of maths for this
age group, Exceltent
BIOLOGY (12 16 GCSE)
IBM, PCW, CPC, CBM (D). Excellent
interactive tutorials on all the important
areas of biology.
THE BEST IN EDUCATION
HOW TO ORDER
1. Post your order,
2. Fax your order,
3. Ring credit card number.
4. Ring for advice.
5. Ask your dealer to order.
Prices:
CPC DISKS
CASS
P&P
£16.95
21095
_E1JH
I
CHEMISTRY (12 - 16 GCSE)
IBM, PCW, CPC, CBM (D). Ideal for
home or school. Intensive tutor,
PHYSICS (12-16 GCSE)
IBM, PCW, CPC, CBM(D).
An outstanding example of what can be
achieved by computer.
GEOGRAPHY QUIZ CPC S BBC,
CBM (D). England, Scotland, Wales,
Ireland Supef b program with excellent
graphics.
ORDER DIRECT TO:
School Software Ltd., Tart Busmen Ctnlr*.
Dominic Street, Limerick, Ireland.
Ttl; (U.KJ 010 4S3~fiM153H
Fu Ordtra: 010 353-GM1&75I.
Cndlt Cird Holklnt (U,K,>: 010 353 £1
Oth-irt T*h &10 35^$1^T$m
Acw^wail^card/EurDcard/BwclftystardA/iBB No.
i
J
| Expiry 0a»_
| 1^ machine
| Tiflas
I
I
Amstrad User May 1992
57
Wi
fell, last time I did a review of
CRR; this month Fm be-
ginning what I
hope to be a series of
reviews of commercial
electronic mail and in-
formation services. I
say 'hope to be' because
all this relies on the com-
pany concerned giving me
information on how to log
on to their system, and try
it out* You would of
thought it would be in their
interests to do this, but far
be it from me to claim to
understand the minds of the
rich and powerful...
If I was asked to name one thing that
1 thought made Compuserve stand
out in the ranks from the armies of
British companies, I would name their
customer support; Every enquiry I
made was answered promptly, sensi-
bly, and helpfully, and it's a free 0800
probably look daunt-
ing. But this is
deceptive - in-
deed, the manual is
not really necessary, ex-
cept for reference* Most
f T f
menus leave you with a
prompt. At this prompt you can
type any standard command to
the system. For example, 'GO
WEATHER' will take you straight to
the weather menu, and 'FIND CPM'
will give you a list of all features to do
with CP/M - a nice touch is that the
list is also a menu, so you can quickly
select which of them you want to 'GO'
to, Most, if not all menus have online
help, usually by typing (surprise)
'HELP. This will list what the feature
you're at is for, and how to use it,
A large area of Compuserve is set
aside in what are called
'Forums' .These are sections of the
system which comprise both mail and
files on a particular subject, quite like
GETTING IN TOUCH
number. In this fashion, they sent me
the standard kit to try out. This con-
sists of a 320 page manual, 3 short
reference booklets, 3 disks, $25 free
online time, (Yes dollars!), and a sturdy
ringbinder.
About half of the manual is devoted
to the software on the disks - the
'Compuserve Information Manager'.
This is a piece of software that allows
you, through a system of menus and
dia logs, to easily find your way around
Compuserve, whilst online. But there's
a catch J The software is only for PC or
Mac machines,, so unless you're con-
templating an imminent upgrade, this
won't be of much use to you - 1 won't
say much more about that; The other
half of the manual describes in detail
how to use the features on
Computer ve. And believe me, there
are loads of them - for example, the
obvious national and international
electronic mail; a substantial encyclo-
pedia; the latest news; weather
throughout the world and pictures
from satellites; sport; information on
the stock markets; forums and online
games,
To log on to Compuserve is quite
straight forward. You can phone up
Compuserve's own network, at a Lon-
Struan Bartlett gives the low down on the
Compuserve set-up
don number, Alternatively, there may
be a local PSS Dialplus node that you
can phone. There are about 85 of these
dotted around the UK, and each al-
lows a connection to be made to sev-
eral different information systems
(such as GreenNet or Compuserve),
After logging on, which simply in-
volves entering your User ID number ,
and a password, you are presented
with the maim menu.
On your first time online, finding
your way about Compuserve will
1
\ww\ M? EK 1 Tir Kb.
3 CJ/fc li^s G?(u& F srufi
[fflftSarw TOP
i Find i lit lc if la)
J ;(MtTijuUinv'Eu!leLiri ids
S Th«I
E tta EleEtmjt 4fdJ/5Jc?7 in;
i! vBPpJttrv'Teslrci.tn
11 SjsirosvK] titer [iSwkIs
Eiter tfti^e itH^r "93 cpJvu:
ihp? itttit ylaist.. .
At\tnu fci Tfe CP/1 hrw!i
Compuserve's
Main Menu
joining together a mail and file area of
the same subject together on a typical
bulletin board- There are 250 of these,
many on computers, or computer re-
lated subjects, and many on subjects
as diverse as rock music, humour,
handicapped computer users, and sci-
ence fiction.
So what is there specifically for CPC
users? Well there is no CPC area as
such, so there is not much chance of
being able to get CPC specific pro-
grams. However, the CP/M Forum
contains a veritable selection of pro-
grams, from wordprocessors, and lan-
guages, to telecommunications.
How much does Compuserve cost?
To say that the charges are rather
expensive, is putting it mildly.
Compuserve counts all its charges in
dollars due to it being an international
service. It charges $12,50 an hour as a
'connect-time charge', regardless of
time of day or location . This is charged
for most services, apart from a couple,
which are marked 'FREE', On top of
that, you have a 'communication sur-
charge'. This is what the network op-
Amstrmd Ubsf May 1992
ICOMMS
era tor charges for use of the network.
Both Compuserve's own network and
Dialplus' s charge $8. 00 /hour at Prime
(06;00 - 19:00). Compuserve charges
$0,30 /hour non-prime, whereas
Dialplus charges $4.50 /hour. All these
are billed by the minute and are
charged at the current exchange rate.
Add to this British Telecom's charges
(long distance or local to
i ft* ;m ! **!<■■ EK- t dnr help hut it,
T-w 3m \iti+ n*tu
! L^lSfElS iFi Lh-i 1
i OdlfUflCBt L4 prim Primp <
i H»K3KD^ trm \w
1 JPW Uii tttm
Erirr >h iCif 1 3
i'.tMW rrir jitr dw! strop k*ftlf£t
LtriaA lirl !■?£*:
[\ IhLSi rimri U ir H)* u
:»i*fiW# Mm ifd 11,,,
Compuserve's
CP/M Forum
Hyri Fi< Fa: Jnmii fir tfrrl Fwh 1
Meno
Compuserve's own network, or local
to a Dialplus node) and you will find
that if you live outside London, it will
set you back a cool £10,00 an hour!
Also, Compuserve charges a 'Mem-
bership Support Fee' of $2.00 a month
from your third month onwards. And
if you have a 9600bps modem, is that
a bonus? Well it's a mixed bag really,
because if you use 9600bps, your con-
nected me charge is $22,50 an hour!
Some specialist services such as faxing,
telexing, and reading UK newspapers
also charge extra for their use 1 per-
sonally feel that these prices are a little
bit on the high side. Compuserve have
800, 000 members, and if each member
used the system for only 1 hour a
month, then Compuserve would ha ve
credits of somewhere in the region of
£115 million a year!
Is Compuserve worth it? If your
interests in comms are simply chat-
ting with other CPC users, and
downloading programs, then
Compuserve is probably not for you.
However, because so many people
use Compuserve, it appears to be ideal
for problem solving of almost any
kind (if the solutions are worth the
cost of you being online f) Also, with
proper use of software (albeit tricky
on a CPC) you shouldn't be spending
long periods online - once you've got
used to the system, you should be able
to automate logging on, dow T nloading
and uploading mail, enquiring into
the encyclopedia (which is very nice},
etc, all in under 10 minutes (about
£1 .60 all in all). If you've got a business
Ammtrad Usar May 1992
in which up to the minute share prices,
news or weather plays a major part,
Compuserve might be for you, The
online games? I haven't tried them all,
but I'd forget it unless youVe just won
the pools - at a tenner an hour they're
at least two times as expensive as Ten
Pin Bowling, three times as expensive
as playing snooker, and tens of times
more expensive than simply buying a
good game for your CPC! Compuserve
canbecontactedon0800289378 (09.00
- 21.00).
Now to something technical! There
is a Janet-Fidonet gateway in action.
u Wha t on earth is a Janet-Fidonet ga te-
way?". Well, thy aforementioned
thingy, is to the Janet and Fidonet
email networks, as Tottenham Court
Road is to the Central and Northern
London -Under ground lines. (Eh?)
That is, you can send a message from
a bulletin board on Fidonet, to some-
one on the Janet network, and vice
versa. This works by you sending
your message to the gateway (in this
case Aspects BBS) by cither Fidonet or
Janet, and it posts it out on the other
network to whomever your message
is addressed to. This might be useful
if you know someone at University
who has a Janet email number, or
alternatively, if you're at University,
and want to communicate with some-
one who isn't. If you have a modem,
it's much easier to gain access to
Fidonet than Janet - you just look
around for your nearest bulletin board
that supports Fidonet (alias Matrix
mail or Netmail). As I mentioned in
January's column, every Fidonet BBS
has its own address. (Mine is 2:259/
2). To send from Fidonet to Janet you
address your message to "UUCP" at
2:250/ 107 (Aspects' Netmail address),
and put the Janet address of whom-
ever you're sending it to, in the sub-
ject, eg,
To: Uucp
At: 250/107
Subject: ugrad@uk. acred brick
To send the opposite way, address
your message to "fido.nowster
@U U C P spu d d y " and put the Fidone t
address in the subject field in square
brackets, for instance;
To: fido,HOwster@uucp,spuddy
Subject: iSlruan Bartlett@2:259/21
The 0 brackets are compulsory. If
you're having problems, at this, or at
anything else, you're welcome to mail
me at the above Fidonet address, in
the COMMS UK, BBSNews, Amstrad,
or CP/M mail areas as appropriate, or
at Comms, c/o Amstrad Computer
User, Sunnyside Cottage, Carluddon,
St, Austell, Cornwall, PL26 STY.
A = 300/300 (V2DB - 1200/1200 (V22) C = 2400/2400 (V22bis) D - 1200/
75 (V23) £ = V32 (one of the 9600bps standards) F = HST {another of the
9600bps standards) All entries are N-fKt, and are operative 24 hours a day
unless otherwise specified as Mon-Fri hours, then Sat /Sun hours.
AMTECH SUPPORT
BARNABAS BBS S
FOUNDATION
HONEYMONSTER
M-P:19UU-23O0 S/S:24 Hrs
AST SUPPORT
AXIS POINT
CASTLE BBS
CHASE WUG
M-R2100-OSOO S/S;24 Hrs
COMPASS!!
DABBER'S LAIR
M-F: 1900^01 00 S/S: 1900-0900
DATAMATRIX
DATASOFT OPUS
BOROUGHS RIDGE QBBS
BRIDGE/MUDDY WATER
CFIIBA CITY
COOL COMPUTING
DARK POWER
M-F:2030^SG0 S/S;2030-0300
NORTH WALES BB
PLUS & MINUS
B'nem'fh
Ockendon
Ipswich
Narborough
I worth
Enfield
Oakley Beds
Hcdncsford
0202 294716
0708 852526
0473 68S183
0760 337981
081-847 5389
GB1-367 7685
0230 25828
0543 871562
Ormskirk Lanes 0695 571117
Exeter
ilmiit&ier
Yorks
Hull
Whitburn
Armagh
Prestwck
Wrexham
Lampeter
0270 624248
0392 434477
0460 5461 5
0423 324532
0482 25347
0501 44262
0762 841833
0292 78873
0978 88372
0559 322766
ABCF
ABCF
ABC
A BCD
A BCD
ABCD
ABCEF
ABCD
ABCEF
ABCD
ABCEF
ABCD
ABCEF
ABCD
ABCF
BC
ABCD
ABC
ABCD
Page 59
1 10 LINERS I
UTILITY COLLECTION
Here are 2 little useful, and quite
different, utilities sent in by G. Short of
Cleveland. They've both been coded
with the proof reader so any typing
errors should be easily traced.
• MODE 2 slNX INK ] , 26i SOfiDElC ^?PAPEJf 1 f FEK 6 = CLS ! a=2B: b=3 L J C= 1 L2 i d = 24e : 3rO
OL 24*, b-, b : S TltBttL 24 L . b , b, c .t , e, c. e K c iSYKMJL 242 b c ,c , c , c fc c , c, b. ba SYHfiOL 243, b>b,
b,b;SYNML 2414 , b , b, c B t , t, £ . b, b : 3YNBOL 245 fc & , a , fl , a h a , a, a, a tB*]
2 SYMBOL a4S,d,J 1 ft,*.* 1 t,t.a=SY«BDL 247 h a . a , a, a „ a h & , d, d :S VKBOL , d. d , d
L -irS7HBOI- 249.d 1 d 1 a,i,4 1 a,d i dcEYItB0L 2Sfc fc G, 1>, b : SYMBOL 25t .c e . t . b , b = S v
OL 252,3^*, a.* .*,a :3YHB0L 253 , fc, d, d : D EM n*UJ) [£CJ
3 254, a,a,a, a,d,d:3YHBOL 2^ , ® , 0 h &, G0 n 6^ : Dl N pi I 4 i i P H S p=8 TD 1 L : FDR q
= | TO 4 = iEO p*:^r^ ?=C^Jf*i:VAL( I I iNEXT:n*<pl=p*(31+p*Hl+STKT^Ctr2,ai4i:HE*
* 1 1 !i-Fp* E I I -tp-fl 2 I 1 tpi : PlEftT i FOE" pi S TO 25:?PTN7 STP J NO* i ■ 2-37 5 ^ : HEKT = TAG s HO r J
t 0, 39E , L L 0 rss:
4 FEINT SPC [ 25 1 - TS ft VEL— C A LC <d G-EHOET 1991 H SFCf 251 : :T AGDF7 : PLOT 33J3 , fc:
]f 64&,fl:FAFZK1tL h P:?E«fl 1. 1 ?FflR p-2 TO TitftTB a , b.n , d, e , at , u, * , y , E : lfl EKDQy ■] , a. ii « G b
d=CLS*l: WINDOW a-] , b- r d- HCiS:?RTNT SPACEK* Ja*:PAFERtif^ J i PEB* Fi 8 LlilHDC-HUp.
* ■ y s Z rKEXT E.6C)
5 ULBf^OU 1.-M, 1,2S:?L0T fr, ]6:1?EAW1R 64&.&:F0F ynfl TO £:fLOT 4*, 121+ ! + t.?E!A»I
23 2 , $ ■: N E XT ■: U [ HtQU si, !, , 6* , 25 , 25 2 C LS I i j *■■ p <fl> FUEL <t2> DISTANCE <f3> TEHE
< f 4> HETE1C < f 5> TKFEKSftL <T&> QVTT" ; k*= "8 1234567B9. 1 = d = 1QQ : t-2 : f =4 1 O-©:G0SU
R 7 CSC 3
6 ;t=lNKEY*:[F iiCI" OS 1*>"6 U THEN. S ELSE b = Y AE, E 1*3 = IF i>3 THEH ON. 1 -3 GOTO ? h
S : END ELSE IF i=l THEW 3 NPUTfl7 fc H Fae 1 " 5f=GOTO * ELSE IF 1=2 THEH INPUT»7, H m ?tap
c-e ":d:00T0 9 ELSE IV.FCJT*7, "Hours " Lin lNPUTttT^ "h fcimTea " ia> t = k*-n/6ej{3DTO 9 t; ]fl]
7 3F ok] THEK 6 ELSE d = d¥ 1 . 6093=: f = f *4. &46 1 : oh 1 :10CATE JQ , 7 = TPt WT-LITPIS " : LOCATI
16 , 14 ^ FIT NT ■ KH 1 : LOCATE lS fc 2:l : FBI NT "HO UBS" = LOCATE 5*3, 9 ! FK I NT 'L/KH r - LOCATE 59,
IE: P1IHT"KH/H 9 s FF ] NT It 1 4 J *STE I KO» ( 32. , 9 l SF £ l G s 1 C-D73 9 : DATA F U FB , FB, FE fc 2« , E5, Z«,FC
, F-i , 79 , FB , EI- C2$:
B 1 F Gtt? THEN 9 ELS E d a 4 / I . S893 : f ■= f /4 . S<B 1 : o-=2 : LOCATE 18 , 7 1 PR E NT - GALLONS * : LOCATE
36 t Hi PR EMT-MILES 1 -LOCATE 59, B i FK EKT n HPG ■ 1 LOCATE 5^ h 16 : PJf ] NT -, KPff h :F"RTHTe j , 1 g.s
TE1NG*S 1? n 9iSFC< SI : PfrTA 73 , F9, FA , FE, F2 fc F7 , 2S, FC t F4, F6 h ?A n FE h F4, F8, Ffl-, FE, F&, F6, 2C
t FC , F4. FS, FB C 14.3
g ci.Stt 1 ? ;c =d/f = 3 = d/t i n~2^ a = RO«lNn: f , m C05UB I i& 1 1*^3 t 4= J NT idi - GG3 U B U=4 1 a=iSOUHEr
t.ajrQOSV* l*Sif=5:a=E0UNIXt,2l 1&: M=e 1 a-MUN'&( a , 3 ■ ! GEJEUB 30:GOT^ SiDATft FZ
, F-s , Fg,PA,F5. fc 28,e&, FF , 2&, 2» ( 20, 2B, 2*, 7 P 3^ 5, 2 fc FllEL. B , 17 , S P T , 7 , 35 P 12,, ie n 2 h B[3TA
NCE h S n IT, S3. 14 T&Ki
L3 M=S:S*(flJ =CL3^J!F0E p=2 TO LEN< **1 :q=TkSTI ( V*, EC] I-S (at , p b 1 ) E i PS S NT#w ^* 1 q'H
: N E)iT : FIT17EN : D ftTA T.35, L&, £3, 2. TS HE ■ 6, 17,26, 2J , 46,75,5, I*, 3S, COSSUHPT I OS, ^ . ^7. T
,3, J-B.7S, 33, 13,32, AyfcFAC7 □ PEEIS L 47 , 57 , 15, 36, 46 , "?5 , £ E b 29 , 3 n , <T , 72, 2*.22 CSS5
O I
1 FOS a=&,BF01 TO &BP07: READ v : POKE a f v : NEXT : CALL 8rfiCe>2:INK 0,0: BORDER e&i BEFINT a
-z:DIH a$(64 s 2Kb$t 64,2) : t*= N DISC KEHO fcJ G- SHORT 1991 " : j*=CH»*C2
-iO)+CHR*C241) + ,l lfNO" :m*- H |l +C ( 240 ) il +CHS$ ( 24 1 ) + 11 <N>OTE CQ>UIT <R>UM
,j jPAPES 0-P EN [30]
2 k»=STl?rNG*Ul t 8) iCLG 1 ; PEKtt 1 , <& i PAPEEtt 1 , 1 : HODE 2 : I NPUT" Insert Disc & Press ENTE
R ",cSiTAG:HOVE <b , 336 ,0 , 0 : FR I NT SPC ( 20 ) t *SPC ( 2& 1 : MOVE 0 , 14 : PR I NT" 5CAKNING DIREC
TORY "SPC ( 6 1 ) ! TAGOFF : PLOT Z t 398 , 1 '■ DR AWR 64^,0: PLOT 0,16: DRAWS 640 , 0 : C AT i X- 1 : y=5 : p
3 c*="";POR f=C TO 1 1 iLOCATE X+f,y:CALL &iBF0 1 : cS=c^+CHR* C PEEK ( S.BE(&0 ) ) : NEXT : FR I NT
k*SPC<l7):IF c*<' 1 !" THEN X=X+2* = y=5 = IF x<81 THEN 3 ELSE d-p™l:HODE 1 J TAG ELSE y
= y+i:IF INSTR(C*, " . BAK" > OR INSTE < c$ , Ir D ISCHEKO " J THEN 3 ELSE b$ C p , 1 ) = c$ : p=p+ 1 : GO
TO 3 tE2]
4 PLOT 0,0: DRAW 0, 398 i DRAKE 638,0: DRAW S38,1S:DSA« 0,16: HOVE 0,396, 0 : PRINT t*=Tfl
GOFE! WINDOW 2,39,3, 33: WINDOW* 1, 1,40,2b, 2b;CLS#l : INPUT "Load Notes" ;c*:rF UPPER* (c
*><>"N" THEN OPEN I N "di SC»e mo, iat WHILE NOT EOF : r-r + 1 : I MPUT*9 , a* ( r , 1 ) , a* ( r , 2 1 : WE
ND: CLOSE IN IkGi
5 PLOT 0, 16,1 ' DRAWS 640 , 0 : C LS : FR I NT* 1 , " HATCHING RECORDS " : FRI NT : D I M b(641:q=l:F0
R f=l TO d^p=q CA2]
6 IF Wl(,l)=i>(p,l) THEN b*( f ,2)=a$(p,2) i b(f )=1 :q=p:p=r :DATA 205,96,187,50,0,19
1,201 ES3]
7 p=p+l = lF p< = r THEN 6 ELSE NEXT ' CLS : PS I NT# 1 . " UPDATE " : FOR f-1 TO d? WHILE b$Cf,2
) = "": PRINT b* < f , 1 ) j ^ INPUT " Note " , b* C f , 2 ) ; c- 1 : WEND : NEXT : DEF FNr* ( f ) =b* t f , 1 i + " "4
bf ( f ,2) :t=i«p=l C2S3
f3 CLS:PRINThl , ja$ : FEN 2;F0R f = t TO t+20?PRINT FNr$ ( f ) ; NEXT : I F C THEN FElNTttl , " SA
y ING DATA" :OPENOUT"dlSCnemo,dat ": FOR f=l TO d: WRlTEl»9,b*( f , 1) , b»l f ,2) : NEXT: CLOSE
OUT: PR I NTS 1 , ft* [IF]
9 LOCATE 13, p-t+ 1 : PRINT CHF* i 255 ) : i WHILE i " " = i *=UPPEK* ( I NKEY$ J : WEND : LOG ftT
E 13, p-t+l:FRINT l^INSTEf j$, i$) : ON i + I GOTO 9,10,10:IF i=3 THEN RUN b* ( p , 1 ) E
LSE IF i=4 THEN LOCATE 14, p-t+ 1 : FEINT SPC < 22 1 k*k$ ♦ « I NPUT ""* , b* f p, 2 U c= 1 t GOTO 8 EL
SE PEN 1 ; END C93]
10 IF i = l THEN p=p-l:IF p< 1 THEN p=liGOTO 9 ELSE IF p<t THEN t=t-- 1 : LOCATE 1 , 1 : PR
I NT CHR* (11) FNrt ( t J : GOTO 9 ELSE 9 ELSE p=p+ 1 : I F ? >d THEN p=d:GOTO 9 ELSE IF pU +
20 THEN t=t + 1 i LOCATE 1 , 2 1 s FS I NT J PRINT FNr* C p ) : GOTO 9 ELSE 9 [Fl]
Page SO
Amstrad User May 1992
A game for two players. The aim is
to destroy the other player's rocket
but colliding with the edge of the
.screen is fatal.
Controls:
Player 1 - X to Rotate rocket
S to Fire
Player 2 - M to Rotate rocket
K to Fire
1 1 0 LINERS
ROC KET
RO!.KET
i
V SYI-ipOL 2*50, 24^a T 6O p fc0 T 6O p 60 r 1^6 r 2l9s RYMBDL 251 r 12B, 1^2 , 12*^ 2^5, 255 fc 126,. 192 w 1 2
8 1 SYMBOL 2%2 w 2l* r \2& P 60, 60 t &O p 60 r 60, 24; SYMBOL 253, t F
3, 126,255. 2S5 r 12E, li3*C 1 n-CHfi*i"26l) I-BJN 3?=CHR4 I 253> : fl* ^ 2 1 =CHR* f ^RC* V - R* r-CMR*
r 25".""^
2 INK f?,OiBPRDEP- Ot INK n,26;I(^f I, IBs INK 2, 1 1 ; X 1 J =1 0; Y f H = *2; X C2> =-30? V I .3> = t ?s F*
= ". " E A'.< { 1 >-lB A* (3">«-J f A3i ^£5^0: AX(4l=t>: AY< I >»0:: A Y<3> =
Ot AY i 2J--1 s AYt4>-l4 EH<I >=3: 5T C2>=*4: CLS: LOCATE 12 T 12sFEN 3? PPTNT-'PRFSS KEY TP FLA
Y"
Hi PLOT 0 r 0,3: DRAW 639 T 0sDRAW 639 p 399: HP AW 0, 399? DRAW Ot'tifftM P«l TO 2iFEN F" E LOC A
TE J(tP*pV<pi : PRINT 54 r ST c]P) i : NEXT; CALL frBBlflU nCATE
12, 12: PRINT"
4 14= YNKFYfr-s IF THEN B ELSE IF II- "'X" THEN l =J:«HTn 7 FLSE IF T*= ,, M iB THEN i
■.^-:nnTn 7 ELSE IF I#-^S" THEN L=l:ri=^: A-X<L)tB=¥rL3 ;
PFN 3eiS0TD 3 ELSE IT 1*="K 4 ' THEM L=Z: M=l : PEN 3: A=X f L? b BfcVCl > t ROTO 5 0.£E 4
q rnP D>1 TO lOiIF A=X<F1> AND B=Y < li ) THEN 9 ELSE SOUND 1 , r[-*SQ0l , ( p 4 P 5, O, H LOC*
TE A+AXf5TiL>i pS+AYCfiTCLDf PfilWT F*; A-A+AX t, ST<L> ? : B=
B4-AYrST<i.J ?i IF ft>2 AND A<3D AND B>2 AND S<24 THEN I Hi"" ATP A, 9: PRINT" ^ iMEHiGOTD
0 ELSE LOCATE A p B: PRINT" ■' s GOTO 8
F_ I nCATF X tM^jYtfl?: I NK 3 T £ f 24:5PEED INK 10,10: PEN 3: PPT NT CUP* f 22S> i LOCATE I 7, 12
■PP-MT r,AMir HVER' 1 i LQt-ATE U,i3sP£N M b PR I MT " PL A YEP" Ml 11
IS HEAD" 2 CALL &BB LB s- LOCATE ] 4 p 20: PRINT* ANOTHER <3G {Y/N>"-onTn 1G
7 ST CL "i =ST ( L > + 1 s IF ST i.L > =5 THEN STCL3*!
a raiv p=i to ^locatf. x* p^ t vcpi :prjnt" n = x mmjctpi+Ax i bt^pw : v<p>=Ycpi+AY(ET<:pn
: LOCATE XfP^-pY^P"? e FEN Pi PRINT "S* e" S T < P > 3 shiEJTTi F"Q& H= ]
TO ^: IF K^Mial OR OR Y<M>-^I OR: YtWJ^^B THEN SOUND J, p 4000. 40 T 5^ t F 5 ? 5s SOT
0 6 FLSF MFXTHdiOTP 4
^ FOP P.=FiO Tfl i^OtSOUNI} 1. , 1 p 12* NEK Ti SOUND 1 w 3000 P 5t' p 5 P 5p. 1 p 9: 60TD f.
10 &1=[NKEY*e IF UPPER* rXt v» l^EN ^UN ELBE ?F X*=:V"- THtTN CLGnEKD ELSE lO
NOUGHTS AND
CROSSES
Nfin^H-fK AND CPOSSFFj
1 LOCATE 15 a 14;PFJN 3: IF WlN^l THFW RR I NT " PL A YER 1 WON ! " : P1=P! +1 : CALL EPAtJE
hiwiii^ETP-' eGGTO 1 EL3JF IF WThF=2 ThEN PP!NT"Pt. AYF P
? WON ? W :P2=P2+] : CALL fetrBl H:E^ASE bj n-*0s TR*2e QTSTO I ELSE CI. 9fl Pf ri* = "D" i F~* < 25*-
S ,r i L-] :G0<UB IO:D[P1 D^",^Hir TRf-^ RQTD 4
2 PEM ?; LOCATE 6, PR I NT "PL AVER- 1 - "PI" PLAYER 2-"P?:FEN 1: LOCATE 2 P 12: INF
UT "SO NOH: "p!( s YiiF H>0 AND »<4 AND y h ANn y<4 THE
IV IF B<)£ T Y3=0 THEN PKm 2i LOCATE X*2p Y*2c PRINT P* ( n z D i X p Tl -1 s X-Dfi Y*Q; QOSLJP 2tG0T
C 4 ELSE 2 ELGC 2
3 FDR S=l TO 2: FOR P=l TU SB IF B<P ± 1 )wfi anEJ Rfp p 2"^S AMD P.CPp^^^S OP Hri r P5»G AN
O B^2 P F^G AND BtI2 F P>=S THEN HIN=S = GDTD I feLBE NEtfT:
TF Bfl,l>=S AND Bt.2p^:3 E S AND Br.3 p 33^G CIR flCS.IiaS AND FC2 p 2i^S AND P^l ? ^)-0 THEN
W!r*'5:a0T0 I fiLSF NEXTk RETURN
4 TT THEN G=i):F0R P=l TO Si FDR Dm] TO 3i IF B<D,f*>>0 THEM NE T : NSE" X T : PEN 3iG0S
UP 3; PR |HT l, D0APD FULL'' t CALL feBBI Be ERASE Bi TR=TR*-1 j IF
TR"S TFIEM TP- 1 e GOTO t ELEF 1 El SF |?F;T! IPN: E\ HE t -\ i C^P^I.rTi i FriP TO t STFP -1
5 Ff*P P^l TD 2i EF pCP |: fr=S AND a>,P P 2j=S A«D B<P T 3>=0 THetW )C^P; Y=3; BrtTO ^ ELSE NE
't i -FriR P=l TO 2; IF £<FpZ>=5 M4Q BCPpCSl-S Al*D DCP r l?-
0 THEhfc 3f^PE Y-ISQOTO "3 ELSE NEXTeFOP Rvrj JO U: IP B^P |P \1=S AND 0-fP t 2>*=R AND D CP,?!
-i"' THEM H-Pe Y-2iGOTO 9 Fl S\F MFxT
E FOR F>=] TO 3= TF Fstl.P'^S AND Ei^P^S AND B<[5 P P>=^0 THEN X-SiY-PiOOTO 3 EL SE NE
KT:F0R P-l TO 3: IF' B<2,F^«S AND Bl^ p R1^G AND B<t r R> =
0 THEN t^lsYvPiGOTO 9 FLSF NEXT: FOP P=l TO Si ST &a.PJ=S AMD Br3pP)=S AND &f2pR3
7*4FN X=2;Y=p?G0TD 9 ELSE NEXT
7 IF m:i p n-s AN(D BO r 2^=S AND Bi2 x 2>=0 OR 8r3 p l^-S AMD Bri r Si^B AND B(2 r 2?*=0 TH
PN X=t* Y=2b 6t>t0 ELSE IF B<2 p 2)^>h- THEN 9 El Sf! 8
R IF b ( 2,2K:'S THOI 9 ELBE IF Bi. Ipl ^S AND B(3 P 2^^0 THEN X»-3jY-2 ELBE IF P*n t l>-
S AND TsKl,a3»0 THEN X=I:V=3 ELSE IF B<3 r 3)=S awjO Tt< 3
F 0=0 TWFM jf=!;V=l ELSE IF Ba,3J»=S AND Ef3, 1.3-0 THEN X*=3: Y«l
.' IT !t-=0 AND Y:-ui THFN NEt T< L.OCATE 16 T 14: PEN 3:6=1?GDSUB 4: SOTO LO ELBE LOCATE S*
Z,y*2: PRINT P*'^2>iBCK,Y ) ^iY^Oi XmOiffc-U LOCATE J F,, 1 ^ :
GOSUB 4si3DSUB 3:Q0TD Z
10 IF L=l THEN L=Oi INK O T 0s BORDER Is I**' 1,t\B}im 2, 7; INK ^.^eRLOT 390, 3: DP-AM
ft O, -9&:l-PDyER 32 r r;';DPAWF O F 96iPL0T 4p3^:DPAhJP ?£ r O=
-tG^F/tt Gp-G2*DPAH^ -SB, Ot PC TURN ELSE PFN 2= Jf=INT fPND fT] ME) Jt3> ^ 1 : Y= INT rpND [ T I ME>* &
: + I i E 47 BfK.TKi THEN GOTO '3 El.ftE 10
Far one player (0) against the com-
puter (X} + The position is selected
using co-ordinates (from 1-3 each
way). A score is kept at the bottom of
the screen. The winner begins the
next game,
Arnstrad Us&r May 1992
Page 61
ale
AMSTRADCPC61 with cglwr monitor, P^ads
rjj h^wgfQ and software Worth tivfrr E17DC-.
tfflfl split. Phcne 0524 £51 60S for free price list
CHEAP Amglrgd games Far sale on Upe.
GarnHs likti Rdbooap and Last Nlrtja 2. Fo/atull
list, send a SAE to Cbac Hau Lam, 7 Maple
Grew, Mawark, NdTIs NG24 4NB.
FOR SALE ACU magaames Irqm February
19afl Id Ntiramber 1991. Only August 1390
missing. Any reasonable eflersacwple^. Wriia
to Siephan Muddall, 3 BsxhW Road,
Eastbourne, East Sussex BN22 7JH.
CPC612B odour monitor, joy stick and games
Including Robocop, Turtfes, Castle Maslef,
Stuntcsar Racer. S^hadaw Dancer arid lots mare.
Taps lead, art studio, mouse, I*£|h1 pfiase*.
Ring James on 0303 746253-
6128 Educational Study Aids tor GCSE and A
Level EngHish - Hamlei and Max±iEih discs
£7.50 &ach. Tdsphona OS92
FOR SALE Proteflwond processor on tape. All
in its or hginal packing and with anginal manual.
Pries £1 5, Including P*P, 'rf inten&sTed, write or
phone, Mr M. Mann-ng, 9 lileyrVr S1nho:
EarisileW, Wandsworth, London SWIG 4HH.
081 947 062* ,
FOR SALE Ametrau c^l:464 colour monitor,
joystick over 1 00 games, ie, Shadow Warriors.
TuitoOusrunandKick-Oir II. Magazines, £i SO
one, Phone 021 433 3371 and ask far MaiK
PAGEMAKER De-usQ DTP1w6l£Sl€64464k.
Ftevlewed AA73 pg £2*23 - Thaap hui noi
nesty', vercSd S5%. Amazing valt*e for only C5
inclusive. -SSAE lor details to CPC Domain.
119 Laurel Drive, £asl Kilbride, Glasgow G75
AMSTHAD^inclair comfiulBf Chips. RAMS-,
ROMs, ULAs Sic. Also V30 CPUs. AH brand
new. Ljost kitenest in hobby. Phgne lor full hsi
from eraham Bourne on 0793 824891.
AMX ART mouse, mouse ma! . mutifoce II . 1-3
games on disc including Baiman, Bloadwych,
Siarglider. 16 games on tape. Over 30 mags.
Worth £300+, will sell £i 50- Phone 0745
saaoik
ACU All Issues Irom Jan to Decambor
1990. Offers? New and unused JV3 £5. MP£
£20. MP3 £2Splus Pfi P, Telephone Storrington
(0903) 74*744.
CPC&12A wilh colour monitor, Joystick,
LI V OOC printer, ga ntas anrj MMcrd processing!
software. Excelianl working condition. £300.
Telepnona 0276 71124
SIREN 3.S" disc dnrvo 1or CFC612B, plus
Ramdos and 3.5" UftUrrjes disc. CosS £130, will
sell for £7D plus postage. TeleptlOtfa 0294
79229. (Also various seiiware. s^jparraltv
TasSign, Mini-Office 2. MFU.)
Wants/Swaps
HAS ANYONE got Stop FreSS and AMX mouse
ort disc io s*ll for £20 . Rembo nam bo* K KDS S-
bi1 printer pet and a de-cabladrvei;vy'1t;tier lor
£10oach. Phone- Darr&n on O302SS473O after
6pm. '
DO ES ANYONE have a copy or GAC to SSflor
swap. Musi be on tape. Oonlacl Neil Padgett,
46 Oak Prrve, Northway, Tewkesbury, GloS
GL2D SOW.
WANTED Fools Maslar prog with manual for
CPC4&4. Contact A Shelter-, G Kirksfead
Gardens, Notijnfifijam NG7 5EJ, (0602
WANTED Cow monitnrfor G PCE 1 2a. Phone
Gerald Leicester 0533 873492.
WILL SWAP either Golden Axe, Venqtetta or
DickTnaceyfgrerttiBf Shadow Da ncsf, Shadow
Warriors or Dragon Nkija. Send with SSAE io
D. Bern/, 2 Linden Avenue, W^llingicin, Tollofd h
Shropshire TF1 1QR.
EXCHANGE q*mm and utilities. Would like
Gotf and Right simulators. Write 1or more ifirio
to Mr S. Jackson, 1 56 "West Street, Dynstabie.
Beds LUG 1NK.
Services
DIZZY SOLUTIONS iQf DiEiys 1 , 2, 3 and 4,
Pane BP
tnduding maps. £1 each or £3.50 1oj all lour
Bend an SAE to lar- : Rovlll, 43 FaddOCkClOSO.
Calvenon, htotts N&ii SOJ.
CHEAP ADS, penpeSs, swaps, for sales,
lanzir*s etc send two second cfiass slamps tor
derails to D. L aQlesby, 59 Springfield Street,
New Ba&lord, Hortingham NG7 TOU.
HELP GIVEN on Dizzy's 1 -4, fast Food, Kwik
Snax and Panic. 50p each. Wnte to M . Pacione.
29 Eliiabelli Avenue, Milton of Campsie,
Glasgow G6S SHT for full Mst or send money H
help wonted.
I WILL CREATE a quality loading screen for
anry game you have witren. Tape only. Send
75p r SAE, Game on tape and blank tapo to Joe
Wallers, B Cnaler Road, Oakham, Letts LEi 5
PROGRAM lo Hsl S404 mulf iface pokes. Choice
ol outpul lo screen cr printer. Sand blank disc,
£1 and 3 SAE lo Stephen Muddell, 3 Bevhill
Road- Easltjourne , Sussex BH22 7JH.
HELP OFFERE D on ail aspects «f BA&IC arni
asaemtHy language programming . Don'l lorflel
to s^nrf an SSAE, Sean McWanus, 2£&
Chertsey Rise, Stevenage. Herts SG2 9JG.
CONVERT your 464 to 6123. Keep 464
equipment and bw 612-9 programs Both will
work. Microchip conversion carried out. All you
need is disc drive, Example Stop Press DTP on
46J . Contact R, J-. Arrrison, 56 Ontffcerv Lane,
Burton, Stake on Trent ST34BH. -0782 31 354S.
I HAVE STARTED A BUSINESS lor people
who require Caiicr made programs lor all C PCs.
Also, does anyone have a Firmware Guide lor
Ihe 4&4 to lend? Contact Mr Manning, 9
Stearlorin Street, Wandsworth, London 3W18
4MH
WOW SOFTWARE is a Company -selling new
and re-re*eased adventure games tbrihe C PC
Send &A£ tar rfie laJesI list to 78 Radipole
Lane, Weymoulh, Dorset DT4
AMSTRAD COMPUTER PARTS available lw
Ihe entire range- Plue many oompulor
aocessones availaOIO. JuS' Cill mc c wrrte 10
J Hayward, ^3 Eny Hoad, Carditf CF5 2JF.
0222 5543€f9.
Fflti lor CPC range A helpline to solve you^
CPC problems. Software, hardware and games
covered. Writeendosino, SAE to Chns Williams,
6 Franfc Street, Great Hcrton. Sraeiord BD7
3BT.
KEYPRESS cheals lor over 50 games, 50p
each or £3 1ha lot. A so u' lormaJI Cheat book
C3 Send S^At 1o ^hys Evans, m Vardre
Ftoad, Clydach, Swansea, Wales SAe 5LU.
GAMES DISC from atrategy "c shDot-am-ups.
Great graphics and pjayabllfy in My Code. tZ.BC
if you supply dieo or £4.95- Kevin Heywood, 18
Sinclair Avenue. Banbury, OxOrt OX16 7DW.
Fcinziri6S
NEW FANZINE rorthe Amslrad and C-64 tape.
We wll review PD sc please send any PD tir.j
other sottware tor review to R, -SteoVnan, e
Wultnjna Gardens, Finchtield , WOlvartiampton
WV3 9HZ,
CROCO* Trie European feozine for the
Amslrad 61 2S Is. Here! 720k of hints, lips,
reviews, pokes and interviews Please send a
%r disc, £1 and /SSAE to Song Vow Ly, fl
Wooderson Close, Soulh Morwood, London
SE25 6JP.
LFACC PRIWTJDUT.d^eats.BBgmnBfSpeDeE,
competitions, PD P M/O/Basic, adverts, picture
p.^es qoFr-7, p. reviews etc Only 7Qp. AoW ^ap
if overseas. A'e>: Banks-, TickaywOod,
Crapstone, Vel^arlon, Devon PL2D 7PW Tel:
ADVENTURERS- HERALD Oul new. with
news, reviews and just aooui anything to do
with adveniure. Or% sop from PO Box 522,
TweedaJe, Tellord, Shropshire. Any budding
reviewers please gel in touch.
CPC FANZINE called Play Males. Full of
reviews, tips, pokes and Bonso news. Wilh
P£P just £1. Car^ Surrey, 37 Fairfield Way,
Bamet, Herts ENS 2 BO
AOK Fanzine, mcludes Fealures, reviews, type-
Ins, small projectsano: more Send 6Up i includes
P*P) ro Paul Escott. 31 Coieorooke Road,
Shirley, Solihull , Wfr&l Midlands S90 2L&.
CPC DOMAIN The only monthly magazine for
serious CPC users. Only £1.25 for over 40rrl
packed pages. Six month subscripiionfor £ 7.50.
CPC-Dcmain. 119 Laurel Drive, Easl Kilbride,
Glasgow G?B SJG.
Penpals
DOES ANYBODY who lives rn the Kirkcaldy,
File areawarrtto come along to my house in the
Gletie Par*vBauisu&ney Roao" area to share
programs and games? ContacS fi&Ss Anderson,
1S Maria Slreet, Kirkcaldy. Fife Bcdlanc.
CPC PENPALS wanted to swap games on
cassette only for the 464. Alao demo tapes, so
send your lists lo Matthew Glover, 12 Garrick
Street. AJvaaton. Derby DE2 APT.
PENPALS WANTED cc swap games and
demos on disc Any age, any cooniry. He^p
given on new and old games. Write to Ricnaid
Wlldey, 41 Encore eaniens, London SW14
EAF.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Please note that due to popular demand for the Bits section in ACU T a price for each advert has
had to be introduced to cover our running costs. What this means is that, from this issue
onwards, the cost of an advert will be a flat rate of just £4.50, which stiU makes it ihe cheapest
means of advertising your wares in the CPC magazine forum. Apologies to all concerned, but
we've had to take someone on to deal with the massive response to the Bits service, to give it the
attention it so rightly deserves.
r
COMPUTER USER
BITS TT PIECES
Please send this coupon to Bits, ACU, 116-120 Goswell Road, London EC1 V 7QD r
enclosing a cheque/PO for £4.50, made payable to HHL Publishing.
NAME j
ADDRESS
DAYTIME TELEPHONE No.
The cost of 1-30 words inclusive is £4.50 for
private ads in Bits. For the Pieces section, just fill
in a brief outline of your program and let ACU do
the rest for FREE.
J I
Amtratt User May 1992
I PIECES I
It's game time as the barnstorming ACU Collections
arrive on the Offers' list
Here's your chance to get hold of some real blasts from the past, in the form of two excellent games
compendiums.
The first epic set of features the superb racing offering, Bang Wallop. Including Frogger, Duck
Dodgers, Double Trouble and a whole lot more, you can't afford to miss it.
Volume 2, the sequel, features Amthello and N-Sub in a mammoth 10 game extravaganza, At the
amazing price of £9.95 each, for disc or tape, just for you. All of the games can be added to, to suit
your preferences,, used in your own creations, or just plain enjoyed as they are. If you want your copy,
get ordering now, using the coupons below, and don't forget about the fabulous blank disc offer, open
to all takers.
I Please send me my copy of The ACU I
Collection Volume 1 on disc/ tape (de-
lete where applicable)
I enclose the sum of £9.95
Name
Address
I
Please make all cheques /POs payable
to DGC Software.
Send this coupon to:DGC Software, 12
! Stone Croft, Eccleshill, Bradford. BD2
2HW.
I 1
Please send me a copy of The ACU
Collection Volume 2 on disc /tape (de-
lete where applicable)
I enclose the sum of £9.95
Name
Address
I
1
Please make all cheques /POs payable
to DGC Software.
Send this coupon to:DGC Software, 12
Stone Court Eccleshill, Bradford.BD2
2HVV. j
While you're about it, don't forget that the original offerings are still also available on disc and
tape. These offerings include:
Learn Amstrad Basic the Easy Way at £12.95 for the disc and £10.95 for the tape.
Money Master at £12.95 for the disc and £10.95 for the tape.
Easydraw2 at £12.95 for the disc and £10.95 for the tape.
ACU Machine Code Assembler at £5 for the disc and £4 for the tape.
All of these programs are fully documented and superb value for money, so get ordering now
to avoid delay.Again, make all of your cheques/PGs out to DGC Software, and state clearly on
your letter which program you require, on which format, before sending it to: DGC Software, 12
Stone Croft, Eccleshill, Bradford.BD2 2HW.
In the meantime, keep your eyes glued to these pages for even more blockbusting disc /tape
offers exclusive to ACU readers See you next month.
Amstrad User April 1992
Page 63
FEEDBACK
■
Our first letter this month
comes from Stan Gardner of
Stratford, London, who feels
he must reply to previous letters con-
cerning the issue of Cover Tapes. Well,
Mr Gardner, write away:
"I feel I must ask for an opportunity
to reply to your Manchester reader's
criticism of my letter concerning cover
tapes /disc (Dec 91 issue),
He fails completely to understand
the point I was attempting to make.
My statement that all readers should
be considered, not just 464 users,
causes him annoyance. Yet his main
argument falls at the first hurdle. He
urges 6128+ owners to have their
machines altered. He conveniently
omits to mention that by doing so, the
initial guarantee and any extended
guarantees paid for become invalid.
I lis statement that I imply interest
in the serious applica tions is pure con-
jecture and cannot be substantiated.
In fact, I have more games than seri-
ous programs. I get equal pleasure
from both types and your games re-
views are read regularly, Any game
that I find suitable for my taste, I buy.
I CHOOSE to buy. A cover disc/ tape
takes away that choice and obliges me
to buy through any increased maga-
zine charge.
I find myself in a position other
6128+ owners may not have the ben-
efit of. I upgraded from a 464 to a
6 1 28 +■ j ust over a year ago > The old 464
was given to a friend who, on my
advice, bought a disc drive. Conse-
quently, I am able to transfer tape to
disc if I wish. Unfortunately, I have
yet to find a game on a cover tape
worth transferring to disc. My de-
scription of cover tapes/discs as junk
still applies.
1 do not wish, as a 6128+ owner, to
be saddled with an unwanted tape.
Equally, and I stress this, I would not
wish 464 owners to have an unwanted
disc thrust upon them; 1 cannot be
fairer than that. I read your letters
pages regularly. I may not always
agree with the points raised by other
readers, but they are entitled to their
views and the right to air them, I
would not have it any other way.
Your magazine is good value as it is.
Leave well alone. If you decide to
have these cover disc /tapes, one way
or another you will alienate a section
of your readers.The letter from a more
Pag* 64
reasonable reader in Sheffield, sug-
gesting alternating monthly tapes and
discs, may be a compromise you
would like to consider. You must be
prepared though, for a slight decline
in your circulation, a 1 1 ea s t every other
month, if the Manchester reader car-
ries out his threat to cancel his
subscription. Personally^ I will con-
tinue to buy the magazine every
month, whatever you decide."
So, there's an honest opinion for
you and, of course, it puts the ball well
and truly in everybody's court. What
do vou all think about this issue? One
thing to remember, however, is that
after taking the cover tape option over
a year ago, Amstrad Action are pres-
ently publishing at a mere 60 pages,
albeit with a cover cassette, at the cost
of £2.50. Would you rather have a
cover disc/ tape at the expense of edi-
torial coverage, or have the choice of
buying special magazine discs/ tapes
at your leisure? Simply send in your
views to the Feedback Page, Amstrad
Computer User, HHL Publishing, 116-
120 Cos well Road, London EC1V
7QD, and we'll see that they get aired.
Other areas for you to get to grips
with: What do you think about the
decline of full-priced CPC games?
What are your views on the lack of
software and hardware support by
the major chain-stores? Are we CPC
owners getting a raw deal? Tell us
what you think and, you never know,
we may even be able to make those
bad boys in their of ices rethink their
strategies.
Remember, if s up to you to let them
know what you want, so keep writ-
ing. That's all for this month, though
in the near future, the Feedback page
will be expanding to fit more of your
view T s m.
Your right to
reply is what's
at stake here
and, for this first
outing into the
realms of feed-
back, guess
wha t rears its
ugly head
again? Yep, the
old 464-61 28
divide. Read oru
Amstrad User May 1992
MSTRAD COMPUTER ACTION AT THE EDGE
The
■r mi
rmmim
El
/the
the
rmeet
the Stradavarius
family.
is it? AnllllluiuuiiniiJi'lantly,
bu, plus lots of starter help,
ATTA
O HOT TO HANDLE
CPC GAMES EVER: And out which
games are tops!
JQjJFWjLIF
/ I f. 7 J
u-u < n r ^ Lj * • rj <■
' ( , i , P 1 , ( J J I | |
f * J J / ' \" i i' i ' i i i
THE FIRST PC
TO BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER
We gave the Amstrad PC5286 ^al! the best features you need
for serious business use and great games entertainment.
Then we gave it features which were unheard of.
16MHz SPEED -NO COMPROMISE
We built the PC5286© around an ultra -fast 16MHz 286
processor, so you 11 have all the speed you need to get through the
business of the day with enough time to play around.
A massive 1 megabyte of RAM, 40 megabyte hard drive and
1,44 megabyte 3.5" floppy disk drive combine to make best use of
this computing power - the PC5286® is built to perform.
SUPERB VGA GRAPHICS
As you'd expect, the PC5286®also offers state-of-the-art
graphics with a 14" high quality VGA monitor which will display up
to 256 colours from a palette of over a quarter of a million.
Terrific for business applications, but aU that colour is wasted
on games if youVe got no sound capability
TWIN SPEAKER SOUND
Sn we gave it a sound system that makes it unique.
Its fully Ad- Lib' compatible soundcarri with twin external
speakers gets you closer to the action, bringing a whole new
dimension of enjoyment to your PC.
THE COMPLETE SYSTEM
The Amstrad PC5286® Family Pack comes with everything
you need for both work and play Microsoft Works, the market-
leading integrated business software package, is included
together with three of today's latest and greatest games, Also
supplied are a fully featured keyboard, mouse, MS DOS 3. 3 ©arid
a precision analogue joystick, lb top it all, for ease of use,
the PC 5286® comes with Counterpoint: the -
outstanding user- friendly graphical interface. Mjqc^ifafct ^
LENKS
F- 1£ STfttKF EAGLE EE PRINCE OF PERSIA
MICROSOFT
So at an Incredible £799* inc VAT, the PC 52 8 6 ^
Family P»«k has lo be a sound proposition.
ron further f|977
DETAILS RING "CI I
OP Flu IH THE
vQUPOHBELOf
I i like the sound of the P C5286^ Please tell me more,
f Name ,
ACUS
Address
Posicode
1 Coupon inlormation m&y t?e kept on g database. This may b& passed to you* Amsiraa I
| d&eter, if you object plsass tick b&x □
■f =1 Pa correal sn,'i.«g2, thv chang* whh?ui rflirpp. All HQfHwaraflubjBCl Co licence. FYKluctssubleci to amiability Mid-tsar"! Wferk? arsi M£ f:OS an* ifeJenarhfl-orMICKMOfl Corpraaion. Amgbwj pt January All righis resort
Available Irom selected branches of Allders, Dixons, John Lewis, Rumbetows, Ftymans, Wildings and over 3,000 registered Amstrad dealers.
125 +
■ Four ukrirsensJUwefire buttoro
* frfonomically deiigwd control hindle
for s-uprwie comfort
* Auto-fire furiLt'Oi 1
* Heavy duty bast with Hronij nabilisinj
juction cup4
■ +3 j , t3**lBttorcnfin6il£ir
* I directional owwfol
* Automatic centering
■ H igh impart, robust body
* Corr pinole wih Sinclair 5p*nrum
+ 2/+ J. Commodore. Atari and Ainrtrid
computers and video jjame iraLe-ni
* Seg a Mtiter 5*riee Yoraion
ajvaLilapble
* ONLY £9.99
STAR PROBE
* Pour ukn-Hn5iti*» jnicrwwitched f\rm
buttons
■ ErgowimBlIp designed custom control
handle ky Lupreme comfort
* Auco-firr. funrnp"
* hudeiirurtible metal Shaft
* LUtri-l^htfl directional microswitched
control
* Heavy duty fc«e with stronr iubi 'b!">;
iiKtlon cup*
* + 2/+ J i*l set fir connecter
■ Automatic centring
* Hi^h mp*ft robust body
» CompiTible with Sinclair Spectrum
Commodore, Atari and Amstnd
computer! ind video- game systcmi
* ONLY £14*99
MACH I
* Foul- ultra-ierrip[lvefire buttons
* Ergonomieilly dwign*d control handle
tor supreme oomfort
■ A UtO-fl re function
* Iftrtstriicilble metal shaft
a U Itrg-lhjhr 8 di rectorial micfmwitched
Control
* H*l*y duty base with f ircing rtabilkinj
suction Cup*
i Automatic centering
* H ifch irnpojit robuit botfy
* Compatible with Commodore, Atari and
Arret rid computers and Videogame
systems..
* ONLY £12.99
EXTERMINATOR
Two u Irra-i+rriiTj'i^ flrf buttOIH.
d rgonnrn ially designed CfWICPdl handle
9 di rectional control
Automat ir rcntcri - f?
Heavy dutjr bait with strong idJbtliwng
lUCtioncifps
High impact robust body
CcmpanblE with Commodore. Atari and
Amtfrad compuKf's aftd irilfceo. game
systems.
ONLY £6.99
TURBO FIGHTER
* Economically d«Si|n«j for iupreme
comfort
* 1 udtn-umlUw fire burtons
* Heavy duty ba«wrCh Krong Jtaililis-ing
section cups
* Robust clamp lor secure desktop
mounting
* B d ireciiunal control
* Automatic centering
* Hflh impact rugged body
* 'X' and "V axis, trim controls.
* Addition* I ^O/TtiC* S 'V' axil control
(lor PC users only)
* Analogue to digital convert- mcluded
for rompac bil ,ty with PCs aj well as
Am iga, C64. Aun ST. Ams-trad CPC ate
. ONLY £49.99
THE BUG
* ErgooomPcallyitoigFwd bodYfor
supreme comfort
* Suitabta for njgticor left hand
* J ultrasensitive micro* witched If*
buttons
* A utevfi re function.
a B direct ionaj mtcrca witched control
• Indestructible metal shaft
• Automatic centering
• t^'+JseleeioroMineciBr
• Compatible with {ittdair Spectrum
3. Commodore, A tin and Amstnad
computers and wfleOfaPfte l¥U£rnS.
• ONLY £ 14,99
THE NEW GENERATION
IN JOYSTICK TECHNOLOGY
• fi -month warranty on ill i>roduCU
shown.
a Older compjlert ma.y fequire ir[?rfii«
and.'Or adaptor* ~ not included,
• Prkea- include 1 VAT. postage and
packaginfj-
• OeaJer enqurrtBi wtkomm,
a Cheetah products available f*om
branches erf
CURRYS
SUPERSTORE
Dixons
WHSWtTH
THE TORTOISE
a Three ultra^sefisitneflre t*Jttnni
• Erxonomkally evolved control sholl
■ Aucomack«nocrin|
• Heavy duty body with scroti j stabilising
suctKm faf(
a ft di recoOrtaJ rftOYement
• Cagfl sold separately
• Venions Include ZX Spew um, I6K, «K,
IHK .tinterfajce iO*d separate^), +1, +1.
CM r Amstrad. Aurl r 5«fja end Nintendo.
. ONLY £9.99
High Street store* and all good computer
shop*
• • •-■=■•-■■
AllTp^iTn-l^nard pr c« iubjMt U CllVhfi
CHEETAH INTERNATIONA*. lTD
Cheetah Howe. Ebdwa^ Business Park, BedwaS. GweM NPI 9DU
Tel: Om - S67777 Fix: C222 - 865S7S